Samsara has confidentially filed for an IPO: This is big news for those of us who have been in the industry for a while. Samsara launched in 2015 as a connected sensor platform with an excellent pedigree. Its founders co-founded enterprise Wi-Fi … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 9, 2019
It's the people, stupid: Behind any digital transformation are people who have to learn how to change the way they do their jobs thanks to new technology or new insights provided by technology. To get those people on board you have to build your IoT … [Read more...]
Nice S.p.A acquires Fibaro and other IoT news of the week for July 13, 2018
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...]