This week Reuters did a deep dive into problems with GE's industrial IoT efforts. The company had taken a two-month "time out" to fix problems with its Predix software platform designed for the industrial IoT and has asked executives to cut costs. GE … [Read more...]
Tips for using Alexa’s multi-room audio
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast (play or download above), Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel give a hands on review of the Amazon Echo's new multi-room audio feature and provide some tips for you to get started using it. They also … [Read more...]
Flutura is taking on GE in the industrial internet
The big money in the Internet of things is on the industrial side. This is where multi-billion dollar industries such as oil and gas or pharmaceuticals are connecting sensors to the internet or proprietary networks and applying advanced machine … [Read more...]
Can healthcare be secured?
A few weeks ago I wrote about the challenges facing the healthcare industry ahead of a new report out from a group that was created to figure out what challenges the growth of internet connected devices will have on healthcare. The report, written by … [Read more...]
The future of food: Some thoughts on Amazon buying Whole Foods
Amazon said it would pay $42 per share, or $13.7 billion, to purchase Austin-based high-end grocery chain Whole Foods. This is the kind of deal where you see it, experience a moment of surprise and then move straight to nodding your head thinking, of … [Read more...]