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Episode Synopsis
This week’s show kicks off with our discussion of several announcements from Amazon’s Alexa Live developers’ conference held Wednesday. Alexa is getting several features as part of the launch of the Matter smart home interoperability protocol that should launch in the fall. For example, users will be able to name a device once and put it in a group and that nomenclature will work across Alexa, manufacturer apps, and other controllers such as Google Home or Apple’s Siri. Amazon also shared new ways for developers to access context in the home thanks to its new Ambient Home Dev Kit and new ways for developers to build Routines for Alexa. Also ahead of Matter, Thread is getting an update, so Kevin and I explain what that entails before turning to Qualcomm’s new wearables chip.
The Google Glass AR prototype. Image courtesy of Google.
One of the keywords for Qualcomm’s new wearable platform is ambient, as the chipmaker has moved several features to a low-power always-on processor to ensure that smart watches built using the platform have always-on sensing, wake-word detection, and a nice display without compromising on battery life. Then we talk about FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s inquiry into data-gathering and sharing practices by cell phone providers, especially when it comes to location data. We also discuss Google’s new plans for AR glasses, using the IoT to detect forest fires, and yet another security flaw. This time it’s in a GPS tracker from a Chinese provider. We also say goodbye to Microsoft’s Sam George who retired from his role leading Microsoft Azure IoT. We end by answering a listener question about tracking the temperature of a fish pond.
Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Sponsors: InfluxData and Intent
With new features Alexa is a smarter brain for the smart home
Thread’s getting an update ahead of Matter
Qualcomm’s wearable chip is better late than never
The FCC wants to know what carriers want with your location
Google’s new glasses respect the camera shy
The post Episode 381: Alexa and Qualcomm embrace ambient tech appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.
The Google Glass AR prototype. Image courtesy of Google.
One of the keywords for Qualcomm’s new wearable platform is ambient, as the chipmaker has moved several features to a low-power always-on processor to ensure that smart watches built using the platform have always-on sensing, wake-word detection, and a nice display without compromising on battery life. Then we talk about FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel’s inquiry into data-gathering and sharing practices by cell phone providers, especially when it comes to location data. We also discuss Google’s new plans for AR glasses, using the IoT to detect forest fires, and yet another security flaw. This time it’s in a GPS tracker from a Chinese provider. We also say goodbye to Microsoft’s Sam George who retired from his role leading Microsoft Azure IoT. We end by answering a listener question about tracking the temperature of a fish pond.
Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel
Sponsors: InfluxData and Intent
With new features Alexa is a smarter brain for the smart home
Thread’s getting an update ahead of Matter
Qualcomm’s wearable chip is better late than never
The FCC wants to know what carriers want with your location
Google’s new glasses respect the camera shy
The post Episode 381: Alexa and Qualcomm embrace ambient tech appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.
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