This week Kevin and I start the show with our thoughts on CES going digital, and then turn to subscriptions for smart products, specifically tied to the news that the Mellow sous vide is now charging for functionality that had been free. We then move … [Read more...]
Bedroom smart device choices if you don’t care about privacy
Most of our podcast listeners balance their smart home device choices with privacy preferences and for good reason. But on the most recent IoT Podcast, we received a question that's less concerned with privacy. Clarissa asked what devices we'd … [Read more...]
Podcast: The Federal government takes on consumer privacy
We kick off this week with an in-depth discussion of the NTIA's suggestions for regulating consumer privacy in a digital era. It's a long discussion, but one worth having, and we welcome your thoughts as well. From there, we talk about botnets, … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s news bonanza explained
Last week Amazon released a ridiculous amount of news that we’ve covered in detail, but Kevin and I talk it out and draw attention to some of the things we thought were relevant. We stay in the Seattle area to cover the Microsoft news out this week … [Read more...]
IoT News of the week for Sept. 21, 2018
John Hancock goes all in on wearables for health: We’ve seen a number of insurance companies provide discounts for consumers that adopt IoT devices or wearables. Usually, these are optional programs, but John Hancock is moving towards a mandatory … [Read more...]