Building hardware is hard. That's the common refrain parroted after the latest smart gadget failure. And it's true. Building hardware is hard. and building connected hardware is even tougher. Seebo, a company founded in 2012, wants to help … [Read more...]
GE discovers that industrial IoT doesn’t scale
This week Reuters did a deep dive into problems with GE's industrial IoT efforts. The company had taken a two-month "time out" to fix problems with its Predix software platform designed for the industrial IoT and has asked executives to cut costs. GE … [Read more...]
Flutura is taking on GE in the industrial internet
The big money in the Internet of things is on the industrial side. This is where multi-billion dollar industries such as oil and gas or pharmaceuticals are connecting sensors to the internet or proprietary networks and applying advanced machine … [Read more...]
Internet of Things News of the Week, May 8, 2017
Here's notable Internet of Things news from the past week. Sirius XM purchased Automatic: In a deal that's likely about data, SiriusXM will pay more than $100 million to buy Automatic, the maker of a connected car device. Automatic dongles plug … [Read more...]
Podcast: The industrial internet of things is gaining ground
You asked and we delivered! This week Kevin discusses the possibility of using the Nvidia Shield as a smart home controller of sorts (and gives his impression of its gaming chops). I give an early review of the Stringify app which is now out for … [Read more...]