Heroes, simply put, move our society to greater things. In a day where it is easier and easier to find reasons to disagree, to demean and to demonize, heroes remind us of the best that humanity has to offer. This hurricane season has provided ample opportunities for heroes to step up. Imagine if we tracked […]
Those of us that grew up in the 80’s recognize the paper towel performance metric of the ‘Quicker Picker Upper.’ Back then we trusted television ads, memorized jingles and tested our paper towels on kitchen counters across America (typically to the chagrin of our moms) but now imagine a world with connected paper towels. Where […]
While Forbes had a pretty good article in on Kids Wearables back in March, they missed a huge opportunity in the kids wearable space. Impact tracking! You’re not worried about kids getting their 10,000 steps in when they can’t even walk yet. But you do worry about falls. If you’ve ever parented a little one, […]
Harvey has hit Houston and the surrounding areas very hard and that’s an understatement. Carriers have scrambled, to support the disaster, offering free calls and data to those impacted by the storm. Google Loon has been mentioned as one way to provide connectivity to impacted regions but balloons do not do as well in hurricane […]
A few years ago I was interviewed for a story on what were the barriers to adoption within the overall Smart Home market. One of the key that came out of the research I shared was the ongoing challenges that DIY consumers had with installation. Issues of WiFi range and configuration, device interoperability and just […]
Looking back over the over one million Internet of Things tweets during the month of July, we routinely look to see which sub segments of IoT received the most mindshare. Though it rarely correlates to market share (Asset Tracking, one of the big early wins in IoT, receives very little mindshare) it is an early […]