The climate is beating out cyberattacks and data leaks as a top global risk: Each year the World Economic Forum puts out a report detailing the top global risks. It's not light reading. This year's report includes cyberattacks and data fraud or theft … [Read More...]
Podcast: Here’s what people at CES said about CHIP
This week's show was dedicated to a wrap up of CES 2020. Kevin and I shared how the show has changed in the last 15 years, talked about technology for Boomers, the Withings ScanWatch and ran through several new maker boards. We covered the $2 Wemos … [Read More...]
OK, Boomers: CES 2020 was more about you than ever
Although I saw the expected 8K TVs, concept cars and new computers last week at the Consumer Electronics Show, I also saw a growing number of smart products aimed at improving the quality of life for older Americans. Sure, there have been connected … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Wind River buys Star Lab for better system-wide security
Jim Douglas, the CEO of Wind River is a big believer in Linux. This may seem like an odd stance coming from the head of a company built for the embedded world where real-time operating systems (RTOS) … [Read More...]
Rebranding won’t save the smart home, trust will
We need to dump the phrase "smart home" and adopt something new. That was a big takeaway from my panel focused on the smart home in 2020 held this week at CES. Fellow panalist Felicite Moorman, CEO of … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Jan. 10, 2020
Security firm Armis acquired by a PE firm: Insight Partners, a private equity firm, has spent $1.1 billion to buy IoT security firm Armis. I covered Armis roughly a year ago, and it's one of several … [Read More...]
I went to CES and had 4 epiphanies!
If you were at CES and not overwhelmed by the array of products in front of you, I'm impressed. Every year I come back feeling like I saw only saw a tenth of the things that were there and that I may … [Read More...]
Podcast: Everything that mattered at CES
This week Kevin and I went to Las Vegas for the annual CES event showcasing thousands of technology products under dozens of roofs. We recorded the show before we had the chance to see everything, but … [Read More...]