Predictive algorithms make up a huge number of IoT success stories today. Generally applied as a way to predict failures or as a warning to provide maintenance in the near future, companies ranging from elevator makers to oil refineries are using … [Read more...]
Podcast: Yes, I want Amazon Alexa eyeglasses
This week we returned to the Amazon announcements from last week, so Kevin and I could share our thoughts in depth. We hit the popular gadgets, Sidewalk and even delved into the smart oven. We also covered funding news for two companies trying to … [Read more...]
There’s a new executive role in industrial and enterprise IoT
As technology comes for more and more of the corporation, from conference rooms to manufacturing plants, there's a culture clash brewing between the IT department and the folks responsible for operations. Because while those operations might be … [Read more...]
IoT News for the week of Sept. 27, 2019
Jeff Immelt just joined the board of Tuya Smart: IoT platform provider Tuya, which underlies a ton of connected devices including the Walmart Merkury brand, has named former GE CEO Jeff Immelt as a board member and as the chairman of the firm's … [Read more...]
Reader feedback on the 3 types of IoT
A few weeks back, I proposed that the internet of things is not a single, monolithic entity but could instead be broken down into three broad classes: enterprise, industrial, and consumer. It was something I had been unconsciously doing for quite … [Read more...]