Episode 203: Amazon’s Eero buy and RISC-V

There were several acquisitions this week and the end of two prominent IoT platforms to cover, so Kevin and I had a lot to talk about. We kick off the show with Amazon’s purchase of mesh Wi-Fi company Eero and then segue into a conversation about Amazon’s data collection efforts. From there we move into security company ADT buying a DIY security company called LifeShield, and then DIY security company abode entering into a partnership with do-it-for-me helper Hello Tech. After that, we talk about Google’s demotion of the Android Things platform and the end of Samsung’s Artik module and cloud.  We cover news from Sigfox, a new wearable, and Arlo’s earnings before getting Kevin’s thoughts on the Hubitat Elevation hub. And we end by answering a listener question on how to prevent smart TVs from spying on you. Ford’s smart bed concept uses lane-change detection to wrangle restless sleepers. Our guest this week is Loic Lietar, CEO of Greenwaves Technologies, a chip design firm using the new open-source RISC-V architecture to design a low-power IoT processor. Lietar explains what RISC-V is, how difficult it is to get the industry to adopt a new processor architecture and what RISC-V could mean for the IoT. He also discusses how the economics of open source silicon could change how chips get adopted and designed. You’ll want to tune in. Host: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guest: Loic Lietar, CEO of Greenwaves Technologies Sponsors: Urban-X and Western Digital Why Amazon bought Eero and other routers you might choose now The death of Samsung Artik and the demotion of Android Things Hubitat Elevation hub review Why is Ford making a bed? What the heck is RISC-V Why does the world need a new instruction set? The post Episode 203: Amazon’s Eero buy and RISC-V appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.