Last week, Amazon made a big splash in the digital assistant space introducting its Voice Interoperability Initiative. The effort is backed by more than 30 companies and aims to build "voice services that can work seamlessly with others, while … [Read more...]
There’s a new executive role in industrial and enterprise IoT
As technology comes for more and more of the corporation, from conference rooms to manufacturing plants, there's a culture clash brewing between the IT department and the folks responsible for operations. Because while those operations might be … [Read more...]
Amazon’s services strategy is the key to Alexa’s success
Amazon and smart home businesses launched more than a dozen new devices at an event on Wednesday. The company also shared an eye-popping statistic: There are now 85,000 devices that incorporate Amazon's digital assistant Alexa. You can buy twerking … [Read more...]
Are cameras the answer to presence detection in the smarthome?
Earlier this week, two semi-related stories caught my eye and got me thinking about a key smart home component that I find has been lacking for the past few years: Presence detection in the smart home. First up was the news about a new feature … [Read more...]
The smart home is still suffering from its Nest hangover
Vivint, which provides monitored security, says it plans to go public through a reverse merger with a Softbank-backed shell corporation. According to the company, most of the money raised through the deal will go to pay down debt. Though a little … [Read more...]
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