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  • Viodi View – 02/25/13

    Viodi View – 02/25/13

    Is there a chance the smart devices we are coming to rely on will control us? That is one of the questions posed in a provocative article in this past weekend edition Wall Street Journal. With forks that tell us how many calories we are consuming, scales tweeting our diet progress and trash cans snapping…

  • Viodi View – 02/15/13

    Viodi View – 02/15/13

    Disruption in the Smart Home It is just getting started, but there already many alternatives for the consumer to create a smart home experience. Tom Kerber of Parks Associates points out that many of the smart home developments shown at International CES are from upstart companies that have devices and don’t necessarily rely on service…

  • Think Like a Start-Up

    Think Like a Start-Up

    “Think like a start-up,” was a recurring theme of the Digital Home Summit and a key message of the opening keynote by Robert Kenney, EVP of Sales and Marketing for OnProcess. Other speakers reiterated this line throughout the daylong event, as they stressed that the digital home is still early in its development. The opportunity and the…

  • Viodi View – 08/24/12

    Viodi View – 08/24/12

    Same stuff, different day is the cleaned up song title that comes to mind when reviewing some of our recent interviews with folks who bring a bit of an international flavor to this issue of the Viodi View. Whether it is access to content on terms that are comparable to what can be had by…

  • Viodi View – 05/30/12

    Viodi View – 05/30/12

    In the previous issue of the Viodi View, the topic of discovery through travel was explored.  In this issue, we look at a present day discovery that emulates those entrepreneurs who made Silicon Valley what it is. Home Energy Management as Content “The furnace and the air conditioner in the average home accounts for almost…

  • Viodi View – 01/10/12

    Viodi View – 01/10/12

    Connections, not only the name of one of my favorite PBS TV shows and industry conferences, but it is hopefully something the Viodi View and ViodiTV helps facilitate for its readers and viewers. And just like the TV show from so long ago, it is neat to look back and see how the path from…