Episode 115: All about Apple’s HomePod

Apple’s disclosure of the HomePod, a connected speaker and personal assistant, drove much of the IoT news this week. However, research from Pew on how rapidly people are becoming connected and the lack of transparency about how our data is used might end up being the story with real legs. Kevin Tofel and I discuss both this week, along with some Wink news, how he feels about the Google Home and a brand new purchase I made. The Apple HomePod. Image courtesy of Apple. To continue with the HomePod theme, I spoke with three different people to get a sense of how voice affects adoption of smart home technology, what the HomePod could mean for HomeKit adoption and what another voice-activated speaker means for privacy. Scott Harkins of Honeywell, Adam Justice of ConnectSense and Nuala O’Conner of the Center for Democracy and Technology joined me for the discussion. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guests: Scott Harkins of Honeywell, Adam Justice of Connect Sense and Nuala O’Conner of the Center for Democracy and Technology Sponsors: TE Connectivity  and Affiliated Monitoring Wink gets on the services bandwagon Pew says you will never not be connected Honeywell says voice is a killer app for smart homes Could you connect HomeKit devices without changing the hardware? It’s good to see a company selling privacy The post Episode 115: All about Apple’s HomePod appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.