Episode 33: Better Bluetooth and an AI for the smart home

If you’ve learned anything from this podcast, you’ve probably learned that the smart home is pretty much a mess if you want everything to work together in some sort of seamless, easy-to-use way. Amazon’s Echo helps. HomeKit has a roadmap, but it’s still got a ways to go. This week, our guest Alex Capecelatro, CEO of Jstar, a company developing a voice-controlled artificial intelligence for the smart home discusses how to build an intuitive self-learning home. Our conversation will teach you a lot about how machines learn and the limitations of voice for controlling your home. The Misfit Shine. Before we get to that, Kevin and I spend time breaking down the big news of the week including Lowe’s updated Iris home hub and the updated Bluetooth roadmap which includes speed updates and a mesh. We also break down Fossil’s reasons for buying Misfit, the company behind the Shine wearable device. So get comfortable, and listen up. Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel Guests: Alex Capecelatro, CEO of Jstar Lowe’s updates its Iris Smart Home Hub Bluetooth is getting meshy and faster Why on earth did Fossil buy Misfit? Building a better Alexa with Josh.ai How does machine learning even work? The post Episode 33: Better Bluetooth and an AI for the smart home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.