Two laws that deal with data privacy and IoT device security will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. Fortunately, most people building connected devices are ready for the transition, especially companies with big names and budgets. Also at an advantage … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 15, 2019
Amazon takes the smart speaker sales crown in Q3: Amazon Prime Day must have really helped to move Echo devices because, in the third quarter of this year, Canalys estimated Amazon shipped 10.4 million of them. That’s up from the 6.3 million Echo … [Read more...]
How Google buying Fitbit could be a win-win, even for Fitbit device owners
Earlier this week, news broke that Google reportedly made an offer to acquire Fitbit, the company that makes popular activity trackers for mainstream consumers. I read dozens of reactions from Fitbit owners on social media and almost all of them can … [Read more...]
Ambient computing’s next big problem is intent
This week's most exciting tech news was probably the inclusion of a radar sensor in the latest Google phone. While Project Soli, which enables the phone to wake up when it detects someone's face or the fact that someone is reaching for it, may be … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google’s smart home vision explained
This week Kevin and I discuss the aftermath of the big Google event, covering the new devices, the focus on ambient computing, and changes to the Nest subscription and Works with Assistant programs. From there we cover a new smart lock backed by … [Read more...]
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