Google plays hardball with hardware partners: This story actually focuses on Sonos playing hardball with Google over patents, with Sonos making an implicit threat to sue Google over patent infringement, but it also notes that Google has tried to … [Read more...]
Bulbs are broken. Services will win in lighting.
One of the big promises of what people like to call digital transformation that's occurring with connected everything is a change in business models. Companies can go from selling things and having a one-time relationship with a client to selling a … [Read more...]
Thoughts on lighting thanks to Noon’s launch
I've been thinking about lighting a lot thanks to the launch of Noon last week. Smart lighting in the home can offer more convenient control, health benefits and ambient information all with a voice command or a touch. Lighting is also becoming a … [Read more...]
Internet of Things News of the Week, July 14, 2017
Voice startup gets $11 million: Jstar, the company behind Josh.ai, got $11 million to build a higher-end connected home hub that has voice as its primary user interface. The system, which is sold through dealers, isn't exactly flying off the shelves … [Read more...]
Can healthcare be secured?
A few weeks ago I wrote about the challenges facing the healthcare industry ahead of a new report out from a group that was created to figure out what challenges the growth of internet connected devices will have on healthcare. The report, written by … [Read more...]