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IoT news of the week for July 31, 2020

July 31, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham Leave a Comment

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Cloudflare is building the next-gen architecture for the IoT (and edge computing in general): I last spoke with Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince in October 2018, when the company launched its edge computing platform, Workers. This week, the company … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Amazon, aws, Cloudflare, Edgeworx, Form, google, linux foundation, Vector, vodafone, Wyze

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

Hey Anki, here’s how to shut down with users in mind

May 1, 2019 by Kevin C. Tofel 18 Comments

And another one bites the dust. Recode reported earlier this week that Anki, maker of the Vector robot I purchased in October, is shutting down. To be honest I'm a bit shocked, especially after learning that Anki had raised $200 million in total … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: alexa, Amazon, Amazon Echo, Anki, Cozmo, google, home assistants, home robots, robots, Vector

Anki Vector: Edge-based smarts in a cute companion robot for $250

August 8, 2018 by Kevin C. Tofel 2 Comments

There’s a new Kickstarter project today and it’s right up my alley. If you’re into home robots, deep learning, neural networks, knowledge graphs or a digital assistant with personality, then it’s likely right up your alley, too. Today, Anki … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Anki, computer vision, Cozmo, deep learning, edge computing, Kickstarter, robots, Vector

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