Episode 264: Wyze gear and everything’s coming up COVID

This week’s Internet of Things Podcast kicks off with a discussion of all the ways that IoT companies are evolving their products and pitches for the pandemic. We cover handwashing sensors, door sensors, and Raspberry Pis before moving onto discuss the Apple and Google contact tracing efforts. Then it’s on to product news from Ecobee (the new security camera, sensors, and service); Apple (a new iPhone), the Wyze outdoor camera, and bandwidth reductions for your Nest cameras. After the product news, we cover Google’s explanation of when and how to use its TensorFlow Lite machine learning framework. I then talk about my initial thoughts on the Wyze Scale and Wyze Band (I’ll do a full review in the newsletter on Friday). We end by answering a question about setting up your own LoRaWAN network. Ecobee launched a few new products and a new security service. Image courtesy of Ecobee. My guest this week is Dave Crosby, co-founder and head of marketing at Wyze Labs. We kick off with an explanation of why Wyze has released a scale and the fitness band, which is a bit of a pivot for the smart home device maker. Crosby teases the timing for the outdoor camera and we talk about how low-cost devices could open up a lot of creativity for users. We then discuss how the coronavirus is affecting the business before ending the conversation with the Connected Home over IP standard. Enjoy the show. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guests: Dave Crosby, co-founder and head of marketing at Wyze Labs Sponsors: Calix and Ayla Networks Everything in the IoT has been touched by the coronavirus The pros and cons of Google and Apple’s contact tracing plans Wyze scale is cool, but the band needs work Low-cost devices could open up the DIY smart home of my dreams Surgical masks? Thermometers? How Wyze is trying to help with the pandemic   The post Episode 264: Wyze gear and everything’s coming up COVID appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.