This week we learn more details about Lenovo's smart home line and talk about Amazon's new Alexa API for sensors and motion detectors. We touch on a combined router/smart speaker that has Kevin feeling vindicated and talk about the challenges new … [Read more...]
Dead IoT products still live on retail shelves
Connected products aren't like traditional gadgets, which may last long after the original manufacturer goes defunct. In many cases, a connected product dies when its company does. This is inconvenient, but not surprising. It's even becoming a … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 13, 2018
Target's answer to the Amazon Dash button is here: Meet Project Fetch, a set of household objects that are connected to the internet and self-aware enough to realize when they need to be restocked. Target has designed a toilet paper roll, a soap … [Read more...]
What smart homes can learn from enterprise IoT
This year may go down as the last year that companies tossed connected devices out into the market without a plan for the long-term business model required to support it. Or at least I hope it is. This was a focus of a conversation I held last week … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 17, 2017
Come say hi! I'll be at the Target Open House on Nov. 30 to talk about building an IoT business model with Rob Martens of Schlage, Adam Sager of Canary and Rob Vella of Hive. The event is free and we're going to explore controversial topics such as … [Read more...]