This week Kevin and I discuss the aftermath of the big Google event, covering the new devices, the focus on ambient computing, and changes to the Nest subscription and Works with Assistant programs. From there we cover a new smart lock backed by … [Read More...]
How user perception changes the way consumers adopt platforms
This week, I was also at the Smart Kitchen Summit learning about robotic pizza-making machines for restaurants, chocolate-making machines for the home, and the future of consumer packaged goods, as Amazon builds ovens and does deals with the food … [Read More...]
Google Assistant updates unify the smart home and make it smarter
After showing off plans for ambient computing and on-device voice processing at Google I/O in May, Google began to deliver on those strategies. At its Made By Google event in New York City, the company announced updated devices for the smart home and … [Read More...]
More IoT News
Why Google risked customer goodwill to kill Works with Nest
While it was showing off new devices at an event today, Google also released an update on its plan to kill the Works with Nest program that it announced last May. Today's update does what the original … [Read More...]
Building a new home? Wire it up for the smart home of tomorrow.
On our most recent IoT Podcast, Judy called into our hotline and asked if it makes sense to install wired ethernet in a new home she's having built. And specifically, she's wondering if she should … [Read More...]
IoT is changing the shape of the internet
This week, I was at ARM TechCon in San Jose, Calif., where the chatter was more about chips than about the surprise Pacific Gas & Electric power shutoffs plaguing the region. Though the PG&E … [Read More...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 11, 2019
Dialog Semiconductor buys Creative Chips for industrial IoT: Dialog has purchased Creative Chips for $80 million to expand its industrial IoT options. Creative Chips makes silicon for rugged ethernet. … [Read More...]
Podcast: ARM’s big move and the future of food
In this week's episode, we start off with speculation about wearables and why we might put the internet of things into clothing. From there we speculate on whether IoT is the new asbestos. I did this … [Read More...]