Zebra Technologies acquires Profitect: Zebra Technologies, which provides RFID products to warehouses, sports teams, and more, has built a business of connected products that track people, inventory, and equipment. The company has now acquired … [Read more...]
5 essential connected devices for your new smart home
Last week on the IoT Podcast, Doty called in and left us a voicemail question regarding her new home. She wants to know what five essential smart home devices she should include in her home design. That's a tricky question because not everyone … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for May 31, 2019
An inside look at device production and citizen tracking in China: There have been numerous news reports over the years detailing the hardships of building connected devices in China. And more recently, we’ve heard about China’s efforts to track … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 19, 2019
Alexa gets 2M ad-supported songs: The most commonly used smart speaker feature is listening to music, so it only makes sense that Amazon bring its Music service to Echo devices for free. And by free, I mean you won’t pay any fees but you will be … [Read more...]
Podcast: We’re switching to Google’s Home
Kevin is back this week and we kick off the show discussing GE’s decision to spin out its industrial IoT business. From there we talk about the closure of Lighthouse, the smart camera maker, a critical update for Hue bulbs and Qualcomm’s new IoT … [Read more...]