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AWS

Whatever Happened With Amazon Sidewalk?

Amazon Sidewalk is here… finally. What does that mean for IoT users? Our engineering expert delves into the shared network, highlighting its benefits and discussing what’s next for our increasingly connected world.
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Connected Devices and IoT

Matter Smart Home Standard Allows Smart Home Devices to Work Together

Competing smart home standards complicate how we interact with our appliances, thermostats, home assistants and other connected devices at home, but one such standard — Matter — works to ensure device interoperability across brands and platforms. Read this informative post to learn more.
Sean O?Neil
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AWS

The Problem With Generic IoT Platforms — and Why We Avoid Them

While generic IoT platforms sound like a great idea, the problem is these "one-size-fits-all" platforms tend to only deliver about 60% of a typical IoT solution. By the time the remaining 40% of the problem is solved and productized, the solution has actually evolved to a bespoke application for that customer.
Amazon Sidewalk is here… finally. What does that mean for IoT users? Our engineering expert delves into the shared network, highlighting its benefits and discussing what’s next for our increasingly connected world.
Competing smart home standards complicate how we interact with our appliances, thermostats, home assistants and other connected devices at home, but one such standard — Matter — works to ensure device interoperability across brands and platforms. Read this informative post to learn more.
While generic IoT platforms sound like a great idea, the problem is these "one-size-fits-all" platforms tend to only deliver about 60% of a typical IoT solution. By the time the remaining 40% of the problem is solved and productized, the solution has actually evolved to a bespoke application for that customer.
Cardinal Peak
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Connected Devices and IoT

Google I/O Rundown

Here’s a quick rundown from a tech perspective of what Google announced last week at its I/O conference: Google.ai Google bases most of its service model on artificial intelligence (AI). In this year’s I/O, they announced some really cool new data-center clusters called Tensor Processing Units (TPUs): huge, heavy-duty number-crunching machines that each provide up... View Article
Cardinal Peak
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Connected Devices and IoT

So, You Want to Add Alexa Control to Your Thing…

Explore the future of Alexa integration for IoT devices and discover how to harness its potential with our comprehensive engineering services.
Cardinal Peak
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Connected Devices and IoT

Building a Home Automation System (For Fun)

Discover how to build your own home automation system with ease and efficiency. Take control of your environment using the latest in DIY technology.
Here’s a quick rundown from a tech perspective of what Google announced last week at its I/O conference: Google.ai Google bases most of its service model on artificial intelligence (AI). In this year’s I/O, they announced some really cool new data-center clusters called Tensor Processing Units (TPUs): huge, heavy-duty number-crunching machines that each provide up... View Article
Explore the future of Alexa integration for IoT devices and discover how to harness its potential with our comprehensive engineering services.
Discover how to build your own home automation system with ease and efficiency. Take control of your environment using the latest in DIY technology.
Howdy Pierce
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Connected Devices and IoT

Is Voice Control the Killer App for Residential IoT?

Like possibly everyone else who grew up watching Sesame Street, I loved Apple’s new ad featuring the Cookie Monster using Siri to help make cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM And the behind-the-scenes follow-up is possibly even funnier if you haven’t seen it. The pairing of the childlike Cookie Monster and Siri is pure genius. Great as these ads... View Article
Patrick French
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Connected Devices and IoT

Do You Believe in Magic?

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clark Working in the IoT industry and being a technology enthusiast, I am always playing with the latest IoT gadgets. While many of these devices have beautiful apps, I’m starting to feel like the IoT industry is not living up to Arthur C. Clark’s... View Article
Howdy Pierce
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Connected Devices and IoT

Pro1 Enters Smart Thermostat Market

Our customer Pro1 — the second-largest thermostat vendor in North America — was featured in an article in the Boulder Daily Camera over the weekend: And thanks to a coordinated effort of businesses in Boulder County, Pro1 is looking to expand that market share with an “Internet of Things” technology that would compete with the... View Article
Like possibly everyone else who grew up watching Sesame Street, I loved Apple’s new ad featuring the Cookie Monster using Siri to help make cookies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbWyYr82BM And the behind-the-scenes follow-up is possibly even funnier if you haven’t seen it. The pairing of the childlike Cookie Monster and Siri is pure genius. Great as these ads... View Article
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” – Arthur C. Clark Working in the IoT industry and being a technology enthusiast, I am always playing with the latest IoT gadgets. While many of these devices have beautiful apps, I’m starting to feel like the IoT industry is not living up to Arthur C. Clark’s... View Article
Our customer Pro1 — the second-largest thermostat vendor in North America — was featured in an article in the Boulder Daily Camera over the weekend: And thanks to a coordinated effort of businesses in Boulder County, Pro1 is looking to expand that market share with an “Internet of Things” technology that would compete with the... View Article