Target's answer to the Amazon Dash button is here: Meet Project Fetch, a set of household objects that are connected to the internet and self-aware enough to realize when they need to be restocked. Target has designed a toilet paper roll, a soap … [Read more...]
More reasons IoT depends on the edge
Last week, I wrote about the five reasons edge computing is so essential for the internet of things. I focused on security; IP protection; resiliency and latency; bandwidth costs; and the need for local control (if we want to make machines … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 30, 2018
Common sense IoT security principles drafted in the UK: Most of these may sound familiar to you since we’ve suggested them time and again on the podcast, but it’s nice to see some formalization. The UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & … [Read more...]
How IBM’s Watson could bring more smart home intelligence to Siri and Homekit
Earlier this week, IBM announced a new partnership with Apple, explaining how it would be adding IBM Watson Services to Core ML. Since Watson has already proved its prowess on Jeopardy, most folks know what Watson is. Core ML is probably less … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lennar’s smart home and why it dumped Apple HomeKit
Like the rest of the tech media, Kevin and I kick off the show with a discussion about data collection and privacy in light of the allegations against Cambridge Analytica. We also talk about smart home lock in, Alexa's new "brief" mode, shopping on … [Read more...]
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