Brilliant Home Technology nabs $21M in additional funding: After raising an initial $3M from SV Tech Ventures, The Box Group, and Miramar Ventures, smart lighting company Brilliant announced a $21M Series A round of funding this week. This round was … [Read more...]
The future is here and tech firms own it
My obsession with the internet of things is in part an obsession with understanding the future. It's awesome when a moment comes along that perfectly encapsulates the future you've vaguely envisioned. Wednesday's Google event was such a moment for … [Read more...]
News of the Week for Oct. 6, 2017
Want to know what tech nerds are buying? Surprise, there's a whole lot of Apple! Eero, the maker of mesh Wi-Fi routers, has released data from the homes of its customers showing what devices are most popular. Keep in mind though, that 79% of the … [Read more...]
Hitachi’s new IoT play and Nest becomes a security company
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, hosts Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel discuss the big news from Nest. August also updated its line of locks and promised a better doorbell. Meanwhile, rumors of an Amazon Alexa security system or even … [Read more...]
Where was Apple’s IoT stuff and blockchain for the electrical grid
This week on the Internet of Things Podcast Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel I discuss the Apple news (or lack of it), a dangerous security flaw in Bluetooth that looks really bad for the internet of things, and answer a question about upgrading a … [Read more...]