Kleiner Perkins has been restructuring itself, and part of that plan has been to emphasize the importance of product design, and work with up and coming young designers. Kleiner’s new Design… Read more »
Kara Swisher is up to her old tricks at her new site, Re/Code, this time breaking news of a rumored funding round for Nest, the poster child for sexy smart home… Read more »
From continued growth for the internet of things to regulatory headaches for the share economy, there’s much to watch for in cleantech in the coming year. Read more »
Forget Zigbee and Z-wave, here’s a startup that wants to make Bluetooth the mesh networking protocol of choice for the smart home. But can Bluetooth deliver a mesh? Read more »
The smart heating devices in the U.K. score resoundingly poor on usability, and user satisfaction. Time to step up design in the energy field. Read more »
Others have long been able to build controls for the popular WeMo line of connected outlets, switches and motion sensors, but Belkin is considering a change to that unfettered access. Read more »
While Nest is looking to start shipping its new smoke detector soon, it’s hit with a second patent infringement lawsuit from BRK, which makes the First Alert smoke detector. Read more »