The ioXt Alliance certifies 60 new devices: The ioXt Alliance, which is a nascent security standard for connected devices including handsets and smart TVs, has certified 60 Android devices. The devices range from Pixel smartphones from Google to … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Oct. 25, 2019
OCF just subsumed another standards organization to bring about interoperable smart buildings: The Open Connectivity Foundation, a group trying to promote an interoperable standard that would allow connected devices to share identifying and … [Read more...]
Podcast: Alexa and Google are the real smart home standards
This week we learn more details about Lenovo's smart home line and talk about Amazon's new Alexa API for sensors and motion detectors. We touch on a combined router/smart speaker that has Kevin feeling vindicated and talk about the challenges new … [Read more...]
This may not be the IoT standard you were looking for
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), which manages the IoTivity specification, last week finally released an update to its long-awaited standard for the internet of things. The new standard, called IoTivity 2.0, adds a layer of … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 9, 2018
Haier's business transformation takes Six Sigma to the new era: For anyone trying to figure out what digital transformation will actually mean for their business, bookmark this article by Zhang Ruimin, chairman of Chinese appliance firm Haier. In … [Read more...]