Hey Disney, are you in my Alexa? Amazon and Disney announced a partnership for the former company’s Amazon Echo devices and this week, we see, or rather hear, about the deal. You can now say “Hey, Disney!” to a supported Alexa smart speaker thanks to … [Read more...]
Cox plans to deploy 500,000 IoT sensors
Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable TV and broadband company, has gotten into the internet of things in a big way with an initial deployment of 45,000 sensors for its parent company's automotive auction business. That deployment is … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lennar’s smart home and why it dumped Apple HomeKit
Like the rest of the tech media, Kevin and I kick off the show with a discussion about data collection and privacy in light of the allegations against Cambridge Analytica. We also talk about smart home lock in, Alexa's new "brief" mode, shopping on … [Read more...]