The Internet of Things Podcast #107
Since hosting Stacey Higginbotham on my podcast, Home: On, I’ve kept in touch with her and enjoy connecting her whenever by correspondence or at conferences.
With Kevin Tofel—the co-host of her show, The Internet of Things Podcast—under the weather, I was honored to stand in and discuss the latest stories in the industry on a recent episode. I also had an opportunity to discuss my experience using the MySmartBlinds kit on a set of blinds I installed in my own home.
The episode is available at iotpodcast.com, and you can find out more about and subscribe to the podcast in iTunes.
Once a year, I get to visit the decidedly weird and energetic town of Austin, TX to attend SXSW Interactive. And it’s become a tradition that I connect with my friends Amos and Kent, the hosts of 
Despite my knowledge, interest, and background in Microsoft products, I’m a Mac. And I listen to 
Mike Wolf is the go-to analyst in the smart home space, and I always enjoy the opportunity to share a mic with him to discuss what’s going on in the industry.
After about a year of struggling with schedules, the guys at thEndUsr decided to call it done. Josh Pollard and I joined hosts Chris Barnes and Taylor Maher for their final episode, reminiscing about how they got started and then how they came to be at The Digital Media Zone. We’ll miss this fun show, but we hope to still hear Chris’s radio voice and Taylor’s insightful perspective on other shows going forward.
I join Tom Merritt and Veronica Belmont on this episode of Daily Tech News Show to talk about Apple’s latest moves to bring HomeKit front and center as the method of choice for iPhone users to manage and control their connected home products.
As listeners of the HomeTech.FM podcast are aware of, Jason is in the midst of a move. And things can go wrong when you move. Hopefully we’ll hear Jason back at the mic soon, but in the meantime I was happy to stand in for Jason and discuss the latest Apple WWDC announcements with Seth.
Nest has been in the news a bit over the past few weeks, and the press has been spreading quite a lot of FUD—fear, uncertainty, and doubt. And since it’s been bash-on-Nest month, suddenly people noticed what I’d reported months ago: 
The World According to Richard 