This week. the Internet of Things Podcast crew went to CES to discover that the consumer electronics industry was ALL OVER the internet of things. Yes, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant starred in everything, and we explain what that means. Plus, … [Read more...]
Let’s talk about containers at the edge
If the internet of things is to scale to millions of devices and embrace millions of different use cases it's going to need developers. And to broaden the number of developers who can program edge devices, the tech industry needs to make platforms … [Read more...]
Wiliot harvests energy to make beacons without batteries
A few weeks ago I harped on the lack of new energy harvesting technologies because I am a big believer that having to change batteries or hard-wire every connected sensor out there will severely limit the spread of the internet of things. So I was so … [Read more...]
How to power a device using dirt, sweat or bacteria poop
I just got back from speaking at ARM's annual tech event in Santa Clara, and I came back feeling confident in my vision for the future of our connected world but still wondering how we're going to get there. I'm with SoftBank Chairman Masayoshi Son … [Read more...]
IoT Podcast: Amazon wants your key and Vodafone wants your sensor data
This week on The Internet of Things Podcast, hear from Phil Skipper of Vodafone, who discusses the details of building a low power wide area network using cellular. Skipper is betting on NB-IoT, and he explains the role it will play compared with Cat … [Read more...]