Last week’s acquisition of UK-based smart home platform provider AlertMe capped off a smart-home acquisition spree that includes Nest picking up Revolv…
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Declining sensor costs open up new consumer applications
One of the factors in the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT)—the networking of the physical world within existing Internet infrastructure—is…
Read MoreSmart locks: the next smart-home winner?
Nest paved the way for the smart home, showing investors that consumers would pay $249 for a next-generation thermostat. Now many are wondering…
Read MoreCan fuel cells find a home in the data center?
Hydrogen fuel cells are inching closer to bringing sustainable power to the data center at a competitive price.…
Read MoreHow the smart home will evolve
The next phase of smart home adoption will depend on capabilities and control moving from the hardware into a software layer.…
Read MoreIoT 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 MoreNest’s Dropcam acquisition shows why the platform is key to Google’s smart home strategy
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 the home.…
Read MoreWhat Opower will need to satisfy Wall Street
Following Opower's IPO, the energy software company will need to grow its products to current utility customers. And bring in new utilities, too.…
Read MoreWhat the internet of things means for cleantech
In a new report from GigaOM Pro's cleantech curator Adam Lesser, we delve into what the "internet of things" really means for efficiency, sustainability and cleantech.…
Read MoreTesla, fast charging and why it’s getting inconvenient for future EV drivers
Similar to Apple's strategy, Tesla has been creating a closed ecosystem, and in Tesla's case it's around electric car charging. And that's not so great for the electric car drivers of the future.…
Read MoreWhy we need a more consumer-friendly rating for electric car savings
Many know that driving an electric car can save money as electricity tends to be cheaper than gas. But the problem is many don't know how much they could save. Introducing the eGallon, which in CA is $1.53, vs $3.99 for a gallon of gas.…
Read MoreWhat we can learn from the electric vehicle shakeout
GigaOM Pro analyst Adam Lesser looks forward to what lessons can be learned from some of the recent struggles of the electric car startups.…
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