This week Kevin and I read and discuss the letter from Amazon responding to inquiries about how it keeps and handles data. We go in-depth because it's important to discuss the tradeoff between services and privacy. We also discuss a company leaking … [Read more...]
Can three startups take on Amazon and Google in voice?
Voice is hot. It is rapidly becoming an accepted way of interacting with computers and even everyday objects as computers become embedded in those objects. Shouting for Siri to find an address or asking Alexa to turn on the lights is now commonplace … [Read more...]
Germany’s industrial IoT fair was heavy on the IT
Last week, the biggest players in the industrial internet of things gathered in Hannover, Germany for a massive trade show focused on industrial technology. Hannover Messe (which means "Hannover Fair") has morphed from a trade show focused on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Hannover Messe and haptic IoT
This week's show focuses on the tremendous amount of industrial IoT news coming out of the Hannover Messe event held in Germany. We cover Microsoft and BMW's Open Manufacturing Platform and the similarly named Open Industry 4.0 Alliance as well as … [Read more...]
Podcast: Okay Google, manage my home
At CES, I made the decision to traumatize my family and swap out the Amazon Echo for the Google Home despite its known Wi-Fi challenges. We talk about that decision on the show, and from there, we hit the partnership between Maersk and IBM to create … [Read more...]