In the last three months I had the chance to play with a very expensive dog toy. The CleverPet is a connected pet toy that dispenses treats as your pet becomes used to playing a Simple Simon-style game using a touchpad and lights. The idea is … [Read more...]
To make IoT sustainable, ask hard questions
We hear a lot about designing with security in mind for connected products, but Lena Pripp-Kovac, Sustainability Manager IKEA of Sweden, designs IKEA's connected products with sustainability in mind. (Yes, it also designs with security in mind, … [Read more...]
Thoughts on automation after visiting IKEA’s test facility
While visiting IKEA's headquarters in Älmhurt, Sweden, I did not get to eat actual moose meatballs - but I did learn many things. I toured the testing lab, which performed 15,500 tests during IKEA's 2017 fiscal year (which ran from September 2016 to … [Read more...]
Rethinking the smart home in 2018
A year ago this month, I prepared a presentation on the "State of the Smart Home," which focused on how far voice interfaces had taken us and where they fell short. This week, I gave a quick talk to folks preparing smart home products for IKEA in … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 27, 2018
Google loses $621 million on Nest in 2017: Alphabet announced its quarterly results this week, and due to Nest moving from Alphabet back into Google this past February, the company restated its Nest financials for 2017. They were not good. Revenues … [Read more...]
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