At CES, I ran into a startup at Avnet's booth called Octonion. It was showing off a little brick comprised of more than half a dozen sensors that ran software for predictive maintenance and anomaly detection. Avnet was selling the brick, which was … [Read more...]
Podcast: Nest CEO is out and Jacuzzi is in with the IoT
Nest's CEO has been forced out, and GE and Microsoft create even deeper integrations for industrial IoT. Also this week, UPS creates a partnership with a startup to take on Amazon Key, and we discus the common question of if you should upgrade your … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 8, 2018
Attention coffee shop browsers, Wi-Fi may get better: The Wi-Fi Alliance has created a new certification called Enhanced Open that basically enables public Wi-Fi networks to allow people to browse securely without signing in. The tech is based on … [Read more...]
News of the Week August 25, 2017
Avnet acquires Dragon Innovation: Avnet, the giant systems integrator that handles big budget IT implementations, has been moving steadily into the IoT for the last few years. Its emphasis has been on the maker and prototyping side of the business, … [Read more...]