This week's show is all about subscriptions! First Kevin and I share thoughts on Wink's decision to charge a subscription fee after giving customers a week's notice and threatening to shut down their devices if they don't convert. We also detail … [Read more...]
COVID-19 is killing our simple love of the IoT and that’s great
Companies in recent weeks have been surveying the economic devastation and uncertainty caused by COVID-19 and pulling their projects. On Thursday, Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs was the latest to throw in the towel, announcing it was pulling out of the … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 1, 2019
Google will buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion: Whelp, it finally happened. After a week of speculation, Google said it would pay $2.1 billion to acquire Fitbit. The company will become part of Google, and Rick Osterloh, the SVP of devices and services for … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 28, 2019
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...]
Podcast: Is it time to address privacy in the Constitution?
This week I'm joined by Om Malik, a partner at True Ventures and my former boss. We kick off the show with a discussion of the New York Times' investigation into app location sharing and Google CEO Sundar Pichai's testimony before Congress. Both … [Read more...]