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 IoT security firms I think will be rolled up into … [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 have been impressed by all of the wrong ones. … [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 we did pull together this show with some of the … [Read more...]
CES Day 2: Bulbs, more locks and and a new business model for ADT
The CES 2020 show floor doesn't open until today and we'll be running around the more than 2 million square feet of gadgets to find the latest smart products and trends. On Monday night, however, we saw a nice preview of what to expect at a mini show … [Read more...]
Why the last 10 years was the decade of the smart home
As one decade ends and another begins, I realize that I’ve been following the smart home space for a full 10 years. And yet for most consumers, it may seem like 2019 was the year of the smart home. Because for many, it was probably the first time … [Read more...]