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IoT news of the week for December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Radar-based health monitoring startup scores $10M: Toronto-based Xandar Kardian has closed a $10 million Series A funding round led by Phoenix Venture Partners, Portfolia Active Aging & Longevity Fund, and Taronga Ventures after a busy year for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Alphabet, comcast, LeakBot, nest, Ring, Sidewalk labs, Xandar KArdian

Podcast: Subscription news from Wink and Nest

May 14, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 3 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: August, b8ta, Edge Impulse, google, Jason Johnson, nest, Sidewalk labs, Teensy, Very, Wink

COVID-19 is killing our simple love of the IoT and that’s great

May 11, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Alphabet, google, privacy, Sidewalk labs, smart city

IoT news of the week for Nov. 1, 2019

November 1, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham 1 Comment

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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...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: fitbit, google, Microsoft, Oral-B, Particle, Philips Hue, Pixieom, samsung, Sidewalk labs, Siemens, Vector

IoT news of the week for June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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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...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, ARM, intel, June, Microsoft, Philips Hue, Resideo, Sidewalk labs, Signify, zebra

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