This story was originally published on June 9, 2023 in my weekly IoT newsletter. You can subscribe to it here. One of the underreported aspects of the Federal Trade Commission's two settlements with Amazon and its Ring division was that Amazon … [Read more...]
The economy is stalling the adoption of the smart home
This story was originally published on Friday, May 26 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it here. Concerns about the economy and anemic home sales are a potential problem for the smart home, according to conversations I had with … [Read more...]
My five big takeaways from this week’s big smart home event
This story was originally published on Friday, May 26 in my weekly newsletter. You can sign up for it here. I'm currently in Dallas for the Parks Associates Connections conference, where it's clear that the smart home industry is laser-focused on … [Read more...]
Podcast: Trust, AI, and the economy drive IoT conversations
This week's show is live from Dallas as I attend the Parks Associates Connections smart home event, so I start out discussing some of the themes I've seen so far, including the growing importance of data privacy, local processing and generative AI. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for March 24, 2023
Why did the average number of smart home devices per home drop? The average smart home has 7.1 smart home devices, according to Parks Associates, which released new data this week. The research firm does clarify that when we look at all U.S. homes, … [Read more...]