This week’s show finds me in Sweden pondering Alexa Blueprints, the Amazon Echo for kids and Amazon’s smart robot plans. Kevin and I talked about all of that, before showcasing new research for IoT out of Carnegie Mellon, the University of … [Read more...]
Cox plans to deploy 500,000 IoT sensors
Cox Communications, the nation's third-largest cable TV and broadband company, has gotten into the internet of things in a big way with an initial deployment of 45,000 sensors for its parent company's automotive auction business. That deployment is … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for the week of March 23, 2018
A lights-out construction site? One of the cited goals of better AI and connectivity is factories that can operate without people inside. Such "lights out" operations won't need heating, cooling or — you guessed it — lights. But a Californian startup … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lennar’s smart home and why it dumped Apple HomeKit
Like the rest of the tech media, Kevin and I kick off the show with a discussion about data collection and privacy in light of the allegations against Cambridge Analytica. We also talk about smart home lock in, Alexa's new "brief" mode, shopping on … [Read more...]
Why Ring needed to sell and why Amazon bought it
Amazon plans to buy Ring, the maker of a connected doorbell and security system, in a deal that Reuters says is valued at $1 billion. The move is another expansion into home security hardware by Amazon, and a necessary exit for Ring after almost six … [Read more...]
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