The increasing pressure on device manufacturers to make their products smart and connected is spurring an entire industry devoted to helping manufacturers add hardware connectivity and back-end services. Read more »
The day that the Nest thermostat works with all of your old-school Crestron and Control4 gear has finally arrived. At the CEDIA trade show in Denver on Tuesday, the posh thermostat… Read more »
How a company builds a business model, or even products for the internet of things, depends on which side of the cultural divide they are coming from — old-line or the… Read more »
Blink, a Wi-Fi-capable home security camera that’s also battery powered, is a cool gadget, but it’s also a chance for a chip startup to attract new buyers for its latest tech. Read more »
The Oxfordshire-based startup’s service — a cheaper alternative to Dropcam — can now be integrated with many other home automation devices through the IFTTT platform, so that detected motion can turn… Read more »
Nest’s recent acquisition of Dropcam sheds light on an important question for the future of the smart home: how to integrate the larger connected home as hundreds of connected devices enter… Read more »
On this week’s podcast we talk infrastructure — and what next-gen startups will need to fuel their grand plans. All of which is on the agenda for Structure 2014 next week. Read more »
Apple’s reported plans for the smart home let Apple do what it does best, create a magical software experience while extracting a fee from developers. Who wins if Apple makes a… Read more »
Want to know what we’ll need the cloud to handle in the next three to five years? Come to Structure June 18 and 19 to learn how the cloud must adapt… Read more »