With 2019 underway, I think it's safe to say that 2018 was a big year for digital assistants and smart speakers in the home. And the coming years will likely continue that trend based on usage forecasts: eMarketer suggests a 15 percent increase in … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Dec. 21, 2018
A timeline of Amazon's health efforts: With the partnership with Omron, a blood pressure maker, the media is talking again about Amazon's plans for home health. The two firms plan a skill that lets a user ask their blood pressure. A day after that … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Sept. 7, 2018
Industrial IoT platform Relayr acquired: Good news for those invested in the industrial IoT. Munich Re, an insurance firm, acquired Relayr for $300 million this week. Relayr helps industrial and enterprise clients connect their machines to the … [Read more...]
Amazon’s “Alexa Everywhere” strategy is brilliant, helping maintain its digital assistance leadership
Looking back at the last two Consumer Electronics Shows, you can see a tremendous focus on voice assistants. However, there was a key difference between the 2017 and 2018 shows: Amazon Alexa was all over the place in 2017 and it took until the next … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for May 11, 2018
Was your Nest password stolen? Apparently the smart home company is notifying users that their Nest password may be vulnerable after it detected that a password breach from another site was affecting users of its site. It's encouraging … [Read more...]