Episode 161: Amazon’s Alexa Blueprints, home robots and more

This week’s show finds me in Sweden pondering Alexa Blueprints, the Amazon Echo for kids and Amazon’s smart robot plans. Kevin and I talked about all of that, before showcasing new research for IoT out of Carnegie Mellon, the University of Washington, and Princeton. Two senators proposed a social media data sharing law that appears to ignore the IoT, Comcast reported growth in home automation subscribers, a few gadgets got new features and there’s a new version of a popular IoT chip that can handle mesh Wi-Fi. Kevin changes his smart home platform and we advise someone on a connected kitchen renovation. The IKEA Tradfri lights have expanded to include colors and wall-mounted flat lights. Our guests this week are from IKEA with Rebecca Toreman, who heads up the IKEA Tradfri products and Lena Pripp-Kovac, Sustainability Manager IKEA of Sweden. Toreman gives us a Tradfri update after a year on the market, while Pripp-Kovac offers valuable tips on how to design connected products with sustainability in mind. It left me questioning how I think about many connected devices. Enjoy the show. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guests: Rebecca Toreman and Lena Pripp-Kovac of IKEA Sponsors: Forgerock and Twilio Alexa for kids and the home robot debate reignites Smart walls, power-saving cameras and IoT security Kevin is dumping SmartThings for Wink IKEA’s next smart home area could be health How to design a sustainable connected product The post Episode 161: Amazon’s Alexa Blueprints, home robots and more appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.