Year Zero: Moving Forward With Matter

Ended soon This month’s launch event for the Matter interoperability standard was an undeniable high point in the nearly 50-year history of the smart home. Through the decades, we’ve seen plenty of smart technologies come and go, so some skepticism about Matter is probably inevitable. It’s also a mistake. We came back from Amsterdam feeling…

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Will It Finally Matter?

Ended soon It’s been nearly three years since the heavyweights of the connected world agreed to join forces on an interoperability standard for smart devices. What began as “Project Connected Home Over IP” is finally almost here as the Matter standard. We’re jazzed for the possibilities, cautious on the probabilities, and keeping close tabs on…

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What’s the Secret? How to Raise Funds for Your Early-Stage Company

Ended soon By Lew Brown, Founding Partner You’ve already been told by colleagues, friends, and family: starting a company is beyond difficult. Nine companies out of ten fail in their early stages. You already know this, but you still have that fire in your belly, and nothing will stop you. Right? You may have already…

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What’s Your Plan For Health Tech?

Ended soon The phrase “paradigm shift” might be shopworn throughout the tech sector, but when the real deal comes along, smart businesses need to be ready. One such shift is staring at us today in the form of our healthcare system, where technology is changing pretty much everything. What does this exploding, all-encompassing, $3.8 trillion…

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What Will the Smart Office Look Like?

Ended soon Just over a year ago, telecommuting was a rare occupation, performed by only 3.6% of U.S. employees. Thanks to the pandemic, today’s number is at 44% and growing. Even as COVID restrictions recede, many people are now asking whether offices are even necessary anymore. Employers who believe that they are will face new…

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What We Learned About the Future of Expos at CES 2022

Ended soon For as long as we’ve been in the CE business, mid-January has been a time of happy post-CES exhaustion. You’re grateful for a bit of recuperation and stoked for the opportunities created or cemented at the show. Following 2021’s interruption, CES was in-person again this year and so were we. Despite the challenges…

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What We Can Learn From Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ended soon As we consider the life and passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we can’t overstate the impact she has had on both our laws and society. While we pay our respects, we can also consider some of the wisdom of her approach and apply it toward our own efforts. RBG was nothing if…

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What Price Cyber Security?

Ended soon By now we’ve all heard the horror stories. Credit card and social security numbers hacked and stolen by the millions. Businesses held hostage and hospitals shut down by cyber ransom. Creepy videos fed to young children that parents thought were safe in their smart home. Sad to say, cybercrime is big business. Which…

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What If Our Homes Can Be That Smart Too?

I often reminisce about this question posed 8 years ago during my time at Fibaro, which was in this video, Everything Is Connected. The video, narrated by my then 8-year-old son, envisioned a home smart enough to expand our senses, enabling us to see the music, touch the weather, or hear the energy around us.…

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