In case some of you don’t understand the reference, people that are carrying extra weight (namely fat) around their waist are said to be carrying around a spare tire. It is a pretty accurate description for many people, actually, as it has a resemblance. After battling my weight since my mid-20’s, I decided to “practice […]
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Some interesting and sometimes 'frivolous' Consumer IoT products
\n\t I am not one to criticize people buying IoT products for things that might not totally be necessary to improve your life. Considering the overall increase to IoT spending helps a company like Novotech, why would I? More importantly, I have blogged a lot about how I have personally used M2M to improve my […]
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Can a mobile app replace a personal trainer?
The other day, I was watching a gentleman try to train his dog to bring him a bottle of water from a cooler in the park. No, I am not kidding, and no, I have no idea why I was watching this. Two things amazed me...first, the dog was pretty much doing it, and second, […] -
The Battle to Standardize IoT Heats Up
I heard a funny comparison the other day when someone asked about the fight between two well-backed efforts to standardize IoT. The comment compared it to “VHS vs. Beta, only on a much larger scale”. At first glance, one might wonder….how can you compare the impact of a standardization in the Consumer video world to […] -
M2M: Just as sweet by any other name
M2M - The Industry Ok, that is a first – I have never used a quote from Shakespeare before. The title of this blog, in case some of you don’t remember your Grade 10 English class, is a play on Shakespeare’s line from Romeo and Juliet (“a rose by any other name would smell as […] -
On hold listening to Yanni music...Could M2M end this torture?
Ok, first, I have no actual qualms with Yanni….he likely has a lot of fans. And, to be honest, I don’t know his music well enough to actually identify that it was his. Nevertheless, I recently spent 45 minutes on hold waiting to get a simple password reset for a web page with a government agency. It was […] -
Expect more M&A activity as M2M market grows
Ok, while my kids think that I am old, I am not really THAT old. I wasn’t in the business world yet when the PC boom started, so I can’t speak intelligently on how it was in the “early days”. However, I can be confident to say that it likely started out with a lot of […]
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Can M2M save baseball?
\n\t If you are a baseball fan, there is a good chance that you have become familiar with the terms “UCL tear”, “Tommy John surgery” and “lost for the season”. In record numbers, pitchers in all levels are experiencing arm injuries at an incredible rate. What was once a rare occurrence, dozens of pitchers (including […]
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Wanted: People to follow me around Target when I buy new socks
\n\t Actually, as a disclosure, I don’t know where I get my socks from. My wife really likes to shop, so I haven’t bought anything (other than gifts for her) since we got married. I am only assuming that the socks come from Target. =) In all seriousness…Big Data is really starting to explode. Companies […] -
M2M Growth with Carriers: "It's like deja vu all over again"
\n\t \nFor those of you who aren't aware, the quote that I refer to is a famous one from Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra. It humorously refers to when you have seen something before, twice actually. I have the privilege of speaking at a lot of events and a number of them are focused […]