One of the biggest challenges facing the makers of connected devices is figuring out how to pay for a product that they sell once, but which has an ongoing cost. Every connected device requires cloud infrastructure, developers to continue updating … [Read more...]
Comcast takes the smart home beyond its service footprint
Keep an eye on Comcast. Usually I'd say this with a bit of doomy foreshadowing in my voice and I'd go on to share its latest depredations on network neutrality. When it comes to the smart home, however, Comcast is worth watching for friendlier … [Read more...]
Internet of Things News of the Week, May 12, 2017
Here’s notable Internet of Things news from the past week. Microsoft's IoT Edge is a big step forward for Microsoft: This week at its Build conference, Microsoft showed off a new service called Azure IoT Edge which is essentially a way to offer … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Echo Show threatens Nucleus … and everyone else
This week Amazon introduced the Echo Show, an Echo device that adds a screen and video-calling to Alexa. It also looks a lot like the Nucleus intercom system, which was launched less than a year ago, and counted the Alexa Voice Fund as an … [Read more...]
The internet of delicious meals
I often tell people that a connected product can't just offer the ability to turn something on or off from a smart phone. It has to solve a real problem. (Which may involve turning something on or off from a smartphone, but that is pretty rare.) In … [Read more...]
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