A lot of techies are talking about the Silicon Valley prepper movement highlighted in the most recent issue of The New Yorker. But an article from the magazine's Jan. 23 issue is probably more important for the future of technology lovers. It doesn't … [Read more...]
6 business models for connected device companies
In the early days of the internet of things, startups popped up by the dozens with everything from connected locks to wearables for babies. I could fill a shoebox just with connected trackers. The money for these startups came from two places: … [Read more...]
How the internet of things could fail us
Last week I wrote about how every company is now a technology company thanks to hardware costs declining, ubiquitous connectivity and cheap analytics enabled by the cloud. Most people call this the internet of things. But focusing on what IoT is … [Read more...]
Technology Profile: Time Sensitive Networking aims to bring Ethernet to Industrial IoT
I visited the opening of an industrial internet of things lab at National Instruments this week to see what is happening in the industrial side of the connected world. First off, I make a distinction between smart home, enterprise IoT and industrial … [Read more...]
If you’re in business, you’re in tech
It's impossible to sum up the conversations, companies and themes that have emerged at CES in one story. It would be like cramming 100 people in a single monorail car on the way to the convention center. Instead, I'm going to focus on what felt like … [Read more...]