Sharing is caring: Data sharing is being used to help stop rhino poaching, create a supply chain for sustainable plastics, track the spread of COVID-19, and even determine where to rebuild homes after natural disasters. In my most recent IoT Podcast, … [Read more...]
2020 was a year of reckoning for the IoT
The biggest IoT story of 2020 was how much the internet of things struggled. From VentureBeat's deep-dive into Sigfox's challenges to the Wall Street Journal's story on Cisco's decision to end its smart city product, it felt like the media was … [Read more...]
A good definition of the new IoT value chain
The traditional manufacturing business value chain runs from components to the manufacturers to the end consumer. This shifted a bit when companies started pushing software as the source of most of their value, and now, as connectivity changes the … [Read more...]
Podcast: Wave goodbye to Wink?
This week Kevin and I lamented about the future state of Wink. Its status is almost dead. We also discussed Apple's renewed interest in the smart home, Google's rumored interest in Fitbit and Microsoft's certain interest in improving its credentials … [Read more...]