Episode 125: Lockstate’s big goof and a super sensor from CMU

How do you turn a deadbolt into a brick? Update its software! That’s not funny, especially if you’re Lockstate, which rendered 500 connected door locks useless with a software update last week. Kevin and I add a bit of context to the event and then jump right into discussions about Anker’s Eufy Genie, a connected bassinet and a story that portrays Carnegie Melon’s super sensor in a scary light. We end with Caraoke, June’s new wall-mounted oven and a plan to use Outlook to schedule your Roomba. The Snoo bassinet costs $1,160. Our guest this week covers what we need to do to continue building out the internet of things. As SVP and General Manager of Silicon Labs’ IoT division, Daniel Cooley has the unenviable task of predicting what features chips will need three to five years before he thinks we’ll need them. In this segment he talks about pushing more math to sensors, how important it is to get security right, the future of human-to-machine interfaces and the types of business models we’ll need. He also dives into the concept of unified data models for the internet of things– essentially defining in software what a physical product can do. You’ll learn a lot. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Daniel Cooley of Silicon Labs Sponsors: HiQo Solutions and Eero Lockstate has something in common with Wink Someone put a baby in a Snoo! Another gadget for the hall of shame How silicon companies are thinking about the edge The internet of things needs data models stat! Correction: This episode credited the super sensor to MIT, but it was built by researchers from Carnegie Melon. The post has been changed on Aug. 29, 2017 to reflect the correction. The post Episode 125: Lockstate’s big goof and a super sensor from CMU appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.