On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Drew called into our voicemail hotline with an interesting question. Drew uses his Clear membership to speed through airport security: The paid service verifies a travelers identity as a "safe" flyer, allowing … [Read More...]
The IoT to get a new $50M fund in Union Labs
Two former executives from smart door lock company August Technology have created Union Labs, a venture capital firm that has filed to raise $50 million for its first fund. Nate Williams, the former chief revenue officer at August, and Chris Kim, its … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for September 20, 2019
Plutoshift has raised $8M: Plutoshift, a company that provides prescriptive intelligence for industrial processes, has raised $8 million from a surprisingly diverse group of investors. They include Fall Line Capital and Unshackled Ventures, both … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Podcast: It’s M&A season for the smart home
This week alarm company Vivint went public through a reverse merger, with the aim of becoming a leader in the smart home and security space. We discuss the transaction and what it means for the small … [Read More...]
Hello Mistral: Google Nest WiFi expected to include Google Assistant capabilities
Back in November of last year, I posed the idea of merging Google Wifi with the Google Assistant. I doubt the company took my input into consideration, but it appears that this is exactly what is … [Read More...]
An update on everything Centralite
Earlier this year Centrallite filed for bankruptcy, and now post-CEDIA we have a clear understanding of how that affects consumers. Most of the Centralite assets were purchased by EZLO, a company that … [Read More...]
ObjectBox has built a distributed database for the IoT
Whenever I'm thinking about a new company or tech breakthrough, I ask myself how it helps us get to a world that can support a few billion or even a trillion devices. One obvious challenge is the … [Read More...]
Surveying the industrial IoT surveys to see what matters
There's nothing big business likes more than commissioning a survey about a hot topic, which is why in recent months we've seen Microsoft, Boston Consulting Group, and database … [Read More...]