Actility acquires startup to shrink data sent over LPWAN networks: Actility has acquired a startup called Acklio, which makes a technology used to compress the data used to send data on LoRa networks. Acklio's technology compresses the IP header that … [Read more...]
Podcast: We question Nova Labs’ 5G deal
Nova Labs, the company behind the decentralized Helium IoT network, has acquired FreedomFi, a company trying to build a decentralized 5G network. Kevin and I share our doubts about the value of a decentralized 5G network and question how this might … [Read more...]
Podcast: Google Cloud kills IoT Core and hearing aids get smart
This week's show kicks off with a whispered bang that Kevin will soon hear, thanks to the FDA approving over-the-counter hearing aids. We talk about what happened and what it means for innovation in wearables before then tackling Google killing off … [Read more...]
Podcast: Here’s why Amazon really bought iRobot
This week's show kicks off with our discussion of Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot, the maker of Roomba robotic vacuums for $1.7 billion. We then talk about a survey from Parks Associates that indicates almost a third of people using … [Read more...]
Podcast: Meet Insteon’s new CEO
Last week, we kicked off the podcast with a discussion on the Helium peer-to-peer IoT network, and this week we did the same thing. This time we dug into the disclosures that Helium didn't actually have Lime or Salesforce.com as current customers, … [Read more...]