Earlier this week, news broke that Google reportedly made an offer to acquire Fitbit, the company that makes popular activity trackers for mainstream consumers. I read dozens of reactions from Fitbit owners on social media and almost all of them can … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for September 20, 2019
Plutoshift has raised $8M: Plutoshift, a company that provides prescriptive intelligence for industrial processes, has raised $8 million from a surprisingly diverse group of investors. They include Fall Line Capital and Unshackled Ventures, both … [Read more...]
Podcast: What to do with Wi-Fi 6 and voice in the enterprise
What is Wi-Fi 6? Should you care? We tackle these questions first up in this week's podcast. From there, Kevin and I discuss the Bluetooth KNOB vulnerability and our fears of how smart home data could affect a Chinese-style social credit score. To … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 19, 2019
Alexa gets 2M ad-supported songs: The most commonly used smart speaker feature is listening to music, so it only makes sense that Amazon bring its Music service to Echo devices for free. And by free, I mean you won’t pay any fees but you will be … [Read more...]
How far should insurers go with medical device data?
Connected medical devices are coming. The FDA has developed protocols for regulating them, and so far the benefits seem to outweigh the costs. But as with all connected devices, the data they collect and how that data can be used against consumers … [Read more...]
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