Tag: smart home
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Disruption by Being a More Efficient Operator
Netflix has it documented – although it isn’t obvious on their website – that four of the top five U.S. ISPs in its leaderboard are American Cable Association members. In the above interview and with his comments on stage at the 2018 Calix ConneXions, Matt Polka lauded his members for their work in serving their…
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JEDEC Forum: Artificial Intelligence/ML/DL & IT Requirements for Edge Computing
Introduction: Several new ideas, concepts and forecasts were made at JEDEC’s Mobile & IOT Forum on March 26, 2018 in Santa Clara, CA. Those related To Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Deep Learning and New IT Requirements for Edge Computing are summarized in this article. In particular, three presentations are detailed while some thoughts on AI/ML for…
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Viodi View – 06/16/17
Today’s Wall Street Journal provides an excellent overview of the challenges that many parts of rural America faces because of the lack of broadband connectivity. Co-Mo, highlighted in that article, is an excellent example of out-of-the box thinking that will be necessary to make broadband ubiquitous. This ViodiTV interview with the banker that helped Co-Mo…
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Viodi View – 12/27/16
Like it has for decades, next week, International CES will ring in 2017 with new gadgets and technologies. In that spirit, this issue features several interviews from CES 2016 with companies with products ranging from non-polluting scooters to smart stuffed animals to low-cost home energy analytics and control. Stay tuned over the next week for a…
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Viodi View – 09/06/16
The announcement and demonstrations by farm implement manufacturer, CNH Industrial, make it pretty clear that autonomous technologies will have a huge impact on rural areas just as they will make a huge difference to urban landscapes. This could be a boon to places that face shortages of people to drive tractors and combines, but, at the same time, has the potential…
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Viodi View – 09/12/15
One of the best things about touring small town America is seeing the unexpected. For instance, it was surprising to me that Quincy, Illinois, a city of approximately 41,000, is large enough to support public transit. Like their larger city brethren, it is time for planners in even smaller cities to consider the impact of autonomy on…