Companies making low-cost sensors that rely on battery power have long turned to a handful of wireless technologies available in what's known as the unlicensed spectrum bands. Bluetooth Low Energy, ZigBee, and Z-Wave each offer a way to connect … [Read more...]
Shhh! We’re heading towards a quieter, gesture-based smart home
To say that voice has become a primary control for the smart home would be a vast understatement. In less than five years since the first Amazon Echo device was launched, smart speakers equipped with microphones have not only become mainstays in … [Read more...]
Is this the end of pilot purgatory for IoT?
The number of companies adopting IoT products has jumped significantly, according to a recent report from Vodafone, to 34% from 29% the year before. The numbers are part of Vodafone's annual survey of 1,430 business executives around the world about … [Read more...]
Let’s start a consumer bill of rights for connected devices
Every innovation comes with a learning curve. In particular, every new technology has a period when people are just trying to figure out what they can do with it. I get that. But technology adoption is moving ever faster. Indeed, the chart showing … [Read more...]
Google Assistant needs more “action” if it wants to challenge Amazon’s Alexa Skills
It’s 2019 and after several years of growing smart speaker sales, the top two contenders — Google and Amazon — are now fighting back and forth for the top sales spot each quarter, even though Amazon's first-mover status provides it more lifetime … [Read more...]
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