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...]
Sustainability is driving the IoT way beyond ROI
A few months back, at an event in Dallas, I spoke with Matt Barber, CEO of Vutility. The company makes a sensor that either hangs off a wire or can be installed in a breaker box to measure utility consumption. It then sells the data generated by that … [Read more...]
Smart speakers must pivot to services
by Blake Kozak After less than a decade of existence, the smart speaker market is already mature. But unless smart speakers are released with services or features that bridge industries, they risk becoming the next digital photo frame. Since … [Read more...]
Podcast: Speed queens and Matter dreams
A week after the CSA said that the Matter smart home interoperability standard would be delayed we get a chance to talk about why the standard is delayed until fall, and what it means for consumers and smart home device makers. We then share Omdia … [Read more...]
Podcast: Europe’s planned IoT data law
The European Union is proposing new data regulations aimed at making it hard for companies to collect and use data as a barrier to competition. We talk about what it might mean for the IoT and Kevin also proposes that we think about regulations for … [Read more...]