That the Internet of Things offers retailers tremendous opportunities is no secret. But how to apply it effectively, usefully, ethically, and sustainably remains a mystery. Even for the largest retailers in the world, initiatives using sensors to create meaningful...
There’s a reason consumer-facing companies have been struggling to know what to do with the Internet of Things. It’s certainly not for lack of hearing about it — we hear about dozens of new bright, shiny [connected] objects every day, it seems....
The long-awaited and highly anticipated Apple Watch was the darling of the tech giant’s latest opening of the kimono on Monday– but the most important question of all remains unclear. In signature Apple fashion, the introduction of the device has not been...
With every human expected to own some 20 or more connected devices by the year 2020, the Internet of Things (IoT) is a phenomenon brands can’t afford to ignore. A world of interconnectivity grants any ‘thing’ a voice through the data it emits—it’s beautiful, it’s...
Businesses are confounded by what the Internet of Things is, nevermind how to begin using it. In particular, it is consumer-facing companies that are struggling the most. Part of the issue is that those in customer-facing roles—marketing, sales, customer...
What don’t we know about the Internet of Things? A lot more than we actually do know, that’s for sure. Technologists have been putting forth definitions for years now, yet the term is still widely misunderstood. Sure we can read the definitions from Wikipedia and...