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...]
Podcast: How to design a better smart home
Smart home hubs are dying, DIY will become increasingly niche and smart companies are prepping for this. For example, Honeywell's smart home spin out Resideo went public this week with an eye to removing complexity from smart homes. Meanwhile, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Why did Apple join the Thread Group?
This week Kevin and I kick off the show with our thoughts on the future of hearables before explaining why we think Apple joined the Thread Group and what it means for future HomeKit products. From there we talked about a new report suggesting that … [Read more...]
Q&A with Charlie Kindel on joining Control4
On Thursday, professional home automation firm Control4 dropped somewhat of a bomb on the smart home world by announcing it had hired Charlie Kindel as SVP of products and services. Prior to this role, Kindel was at Amazon, where he helped build the … [Read more...]
GE slims down and Otis tries Alexa in elevators
This week on the show Kevin and I speculate what digital assets GE will sell and discuss the sad bankruptcy of French smart home company Sen.se. After hitting the sad news, we talked about the latest HomePod feature expected in iOS 12 and the fact … [Read more...]