The biggest news in the internet of things this week was the staggering story about Amazon's Alexa business being responsible for the majority of an estimated $10 billion loss in the year ahead. So Kevin and I discuss what Amazon pulling back on … [Read more...]
Everactive launches dev kit as tech kicks batteries to the curb
Everactive, a company that has been making energy-harvesting sensors for industrial uses, has launched its first development kit as part of a strategic shift for the 10-year-old company. The kit will be available for sale next month and will let … [Read more...]
The battery-free IoT revolution is here!
This is a good time to be excited about wireless technology that doesn't require batteries. As a flush of recent news proves, energy-harvesting technology is poised to move from pilot applications to scaled out use in the real world in the coming … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 30, 2021
Silicon Labs has completed its divestiture of the automotive division: In April, chipmaker Silicon Labs said it would sell its infrastructure and automotive chip division to Skyworks for $2.75 billion in cash. Silicon Labs initiated the transaction … [Read more...]
Podcast: Lawsuits galore and Silicon Labs bets it all on the IoT
This week's show starts off with two lawsuits: the first filed by ADT alleging trademark infringement against Ring, and the second a decision by the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals related to police accessing cell phone location data … [Read more...]