In my years covering companies that try to add intelligence in the form of sensors and analytics to their existing operations, I often see those companies go down a similar path. They start with a pilot project and a sense of what they want to … [Read more...]
Smart cities have it backward when it comes to sensors and people
Last week, Cory Doctorow penned an intriguing piece about smart cities that resonated with me. I recommend you read it, but the gist is that in smart cities, people should be sensors too and that sensors should not be used to track personal … [Read more...]
Forrester has come up with my new favorite IoT term: I&O
IoT infrastructure is more than just an edge and the cloud. In fact, the emerging architectures will be very different from the traditional architectures based on the use case, location, and even the industry involved. It's so confusing, we're … [Read more...]
Sonos should take the ecosystem approach to old devices
Sonos, the maker of internet-connected speakers, experienced a PR disaster this week caused by its failure to recognize how connected devices change the hardware landscape. Sonos isn't the first company to experience a backlash tied to changes in how … [Read more...]
A second look at Samsung SmartThings was worth it
After reviewing the $279.99 Samsung SmartThings WiFi gear last month, I noted that I planned to also use the integrated SmartThings Hub functionality. I’ve done that, having removed all of my smart devices from my old Wink Hub 2, mainly because I’ve … [Read more...]
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