GigaomIoT platforms and the product iteration argument
Will connectivity make consumer products better by influencing product design? It can’t hurt. Not everybody can have Nest’s design team. Read more »
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Will connectivity make consumer products better by influencing product design? It can’t hurt. Not everybody can have Nest’s design team. Read more »
ZigBee isn’t everyone’s favorite smart home standard, because it was so fragmented. Other standards organizations can learn from its mistakes. Read more »
Connected lights are a good first step to a smarter home, which is why this lighting system that purportedly learns your habits and adapts to its environment is so intriguing. Read more »
Home automation just got a lot more mainstream — at least for people with a bit of disposable income. Savant has released an easy-to-use app that lets the homeowner control her… Read more »
The Apple Watch isn’t out until 2015, but already people are proposing it as an important element for controlling the smart home. I’m not so sure. 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 »
Nest is introducing a whole slew of new Protect features, plus I got a bit of an update on the developer program. Read more »
Private equity giant KKR is part of a $90 million investment in Savant, one of the more interesting home automation companies around. Read more »
As the internet of things heats up, middleware service If This Then That gets $30 million to continue expanding its options and its user base. Read more »