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Episode 81

There’s no denying it, robots are cool, even more cool when you call them cyber-physical systems, which is what they are, but they’re also IoT systems. And applying the thinking of IoT to robots makes them even cooler and more valuable because instead of being discrete systems, they can be integrated as a component of an IoT environment, working together with other components, to deliver outcomes.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Chris Jones of iRobot about the Roomba and its place in the IoT world ...




Episode 79

There are two types of manufacturing: discrete manufacturing where the output is physical, countable things, and process manufacturing, where the output is chemistry – think oil & gas. Process manufacturing has been consistently instrumented for over two decades so it is not surprising that they’re a little ahead of their discrete counterparts on their path to IoT.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Peter Zornio about IoT analytics in process manufacturing, and his advice is applicable to all industries ...




Episode 78

There’s all kinds of opinions about where the value is in IoT. Well, a group that put their money where their mouths are, are investors. This is a panel discussion where I interview two VCs with similar goals but different approaches.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Upal Basu and Jesse DeMesa about what they look for when making an Internet of Things investment ...




Episode 77

Lose five pounds of belly fat in five days! Sound too good to be true? Yeah, it probably is and because of that you would expect the FTC to be all over it. But instead of weight loss products, what about IoT products? What’s fair? What’s deceptive?
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Jared Ho about the FTC’s role in IoT and some guidelines to help your company navigate through the gray ...




Episode 75

What’s the legal definition of a product? Does it cover IoT and is IoT classified a product or a service? Given our laws were never designed for the types of products being sold today, it’s not surprising that there are different interpretations of our current laws and regulations when it comes to IoT.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Ron Quirk and Alex Schneider about the legal limbo we’re in and how the legal landscape is evolving to catch up with the times ...




Episode 74

Let’s face it, deploying IoT within a company, especially a large one, is an exercise in change management. To be successful on this multi-year journey takes a lot of planning, getting your priorities straight, some politicking and a bit of luck. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel, learn from your peers.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with Maciej Kranz who shares his experience in what works and what fails miserably ...




Episode 72

When we buy an IoT Product for our home or our business, the advice is the same: read the fine print. There are plenty of technical obstacles that can be thrown in your way to stop you from having complete control over your data but sometimes the devil is in the details and these contractual details can have a major effect on your business.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with with Johannes Ernst about the IoT Overloads and the upcoming data showdown ...




Episode 71

Although kind of a sleeper, you’ve got to admit that Amazon has been coming on to be a force to be reckoned with in IoT. From their lightweight Dash button to the Amazon Echo to their heavyweight AWS services for IoT, this is the year Amazon has blipped on the Internet of Things radar.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) with John Rossman about his book, The Amazon Way on IoT, and what we can learn from this relentless giant ...




Episode 70

This episode is a recording of the panel discussion and the panelists are Bob Wurdec from ilumi, Gene Han from Target, Upal Gasu from Nokia Growth Partners and JP Abello from Nielsen.
Listen to this podcast (or read the transcript) where Bruce moderates the panel, Show Me the Money – Creating Value from Connecting Things at the Smart Home Summit 2016 ...




Episode 69


This speech, entitled, Smart Product or Connected Product or Internet Product, contrasts the different product categories.
Listen (or read the transcript) to Bruce Sinclair’s opening keynote address at IoT Tech Expo North America 2016 about the differences between, smart and connected and Internet products ...