Episode 122: Roombas, an IIoT dictionary and IoT networks galore

Kevin Tofel and I crammed a fine mix of IoT news into the show this week, starting with news of an employer popping RFID tags into employees and ending with a dystopian book recommendation from Kevin. In between we discuss August’s new funding round, the death of an smart home startup and the acquisition of Arraynet by Prodea, a company trying to build smarts for service providers and enterprises. And yes, we did talk about iRobot selling your home’s layout to companies, and why this is a potential turning point for IoT. My Amazon Dash Wand review, Elon Musk’s boring elevator, an ARM paper and a discussion of the new Industrial Internet Consortium’s new dictionary round out the show. August raised $25 million to expand its Access partnerships. Don’t be tempted to tune out after all of that, because we’ve got more! This week Comcast’s MachineQ IoT network is in the spotlight. We talk about Comcast’s interest in LoRa networks and its plans for enterprise and industrial IoT with Alex Khorram, GM of MachineQ. Khorram explains LoRA networks and what they are good for, how they might be built and what other providers are doing with the technology. Not only will you learn about LoRA, but you’ll also know what Comcast plans to do with it. Enjoy the show! Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Alex Khorram, GM of MachineQ Sponsors: Schlage and Smart Kitchen Summit Roomba’s sucking up your data represent a turning point for IoT Who is Prodea and what will it do with Arraynet? My thoughts on the Amazon Dash Wand and Kevin’s book recommendation Every thing you need to know about LoRa and LoRaWAN Wait, is Comcast becoming a wireless carrier? The post Episode 122: Roombas, an IIoT dictionary and IoT networks galore appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.