Nice S.p.A acquires Fibaro for $73 million: Nice S.p.A, an Italian company that makes smart home management software purchased Fibaro, a Polish maker of a Z-wave-based home automation systems. The deal follows an investment by Nice in Fibaro as well … [Read more...]
Podcast: The Nest doorbell is a great video doorbell
Microsoft plans to spend $5 billion on the internet of things, and it’s more than the usual shell game that big firms play with these sorts of announcements. We discuss its plans on this week’s podcast. We also talk about Qualcomm’s new vision chips … [Read more...]
Internet of Things Podcast: Ring’s new security systems and more
On this week's Internet of Things Podcast, Stacey Higginbotham and Kevin Tofel discuss Ring's new security system, ADT pairing up with SmartThings and why home security is hot right now. They also talk about a new lighting startup, a new car data and … [Read more...]