Google plays hardball with hardware partners: This story actually focuses on Sonos playing hardball with Google over patents, with Sonos making an implicit threat to sue Google over patent infringement, but it also notes that Google has tried to … [Read more...]
Lennar’s bet on the model smart home
The home was like hundreds of others located in planned communities across the state of Texas. Limestone and wood on the exterior and browns and beige throughout. But if you lived there, you could open your front door by simply touching its hardware. … [Read more...]
Internet of Things Podcast: Vitamix COO blends with Bluetooth
Both Dell and Salesforce made big announcements about their internet of things plans this week, so Kevin and I try to break that down for people. We also review the latest August lock and doorbell hardware and answer a listener question from Sally … [Read more...]
Man, my old smart speakers now look pretty dumb.
After Google and Sonos both announced smarter connected speakers last week, and adding in the 6 new Amazon Echo devices from last week, you might feel some sympathy for the early adopters who now have a confusing mess of hardware that has different … [Read more...]
News of the Week for Oct. 6, 2017
Want to know what tech nerds are buying? Surprise, there's a whole lot of Apple! Eero, the maker of mesh Wi-Fi routers, has released data from the homes of its customers showing what devices are most popular. Keep in mind though, that 79% of the … [Read more...]