On net neutrality: Thursday the FCC repealed 2015 rules that enshrined network neutrality into law along partisan lines (the same way the law was enacted originally, albeit with years of conversation and negotiating.) I don't have much to say beyond … [Read more...]
Here are the reasons behind today’s crazy chip deals
Look what the internet of things has wrought! Monday, Broadcom, which was bought in 2015 by Avago in a $37 billion acquisition, said it would spend up to $103 billion buying Qualcomm. Let’s not forget that Qualcomm is trying to close a $47 billion … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for Oct 20, 2017
Samsung takes steps toward making its IoT vision real: In 2015 I sat in a CES hall listening to the head of Samsung describe his vision of a connected world where all devices worked together. This was after Samsung had purchased SmartThings, which … [Read more...]
How to fix the fragmented smart home without standards
Last week I went to San Diego to visit Qualcomm and to attend CEDIA, a trade show for professional AV and home automation installers. The narrative flowing through both events was that the internet of things as it relates to the smart home is a … [Read more...]
The next step in IoT is vision, so let’s give computers depth perception
I talk a lot about computer vision because I think it's a core enabling technology for vastly more efficient understanding and use of the world around us. When a computer can see, it can apply its intense analytical powers to the images and offer … [Read more...]