On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Curtis called into our voicemail hotline with two interesting questions. He recently built a new house with all of the smart home bells and whistles from Amazon, Ring, and Lutron but wondered why there isn't a … [Read more...]
Podcast: How IoT will change your sales job
This week's show kicks off with the whimper after Apple failed to give us any exciting IoT news. We discuss the scraps Apple gave us, but move to Google's new Nest Hub Max and the future of local wake word recognition thanks to a new chip. We also … [Read more...]
The stocks I care about for the IoT
Every year or so I take a look at the publicly traded companies I track from an earnings perspective to see which firms belong in the pack and which don't. I figured that you guys might wonder which companies I monitor, as either indicators of IoT … [Read more...]
Walmart demands smart home vendors support Google Home
Walmart is asking companies that want to sell smart home products to make sure those products work with Google Home. The retailer has instructed potential suppliers to ensure that their products support Google Home, and if they also support Amazon … [Read more...]
Dead IoT products still live on retail shelves
Connected products aren't like traditional gadgets, which may last long after the original manufacturer goes defunct. In many cases, a connected product dies when its company does. This is inconvenient, but not surprising. It's even becoming a … [Read more...]