Episode 151: Thoughts on Apple’s HomePod and chip news galore

The big news this week is in machine learning chips. ARM announced a new architecture for machine learning called Trillium, and said it would license an object detection design and one that could handle some basic training at the edge. Amazon, too, is building a chip for its edge devices and machine learning will certainly have a part to play. Meanwhile, we cover Intel’s smart glasses, Kevin’s opinions on the Apple HomePod and Google’s new IoT hire. We also answer a listener’s question about using different profiles with the Amazon Echo. An Intel NUC board beloved by the Industrial IoT. Our guest this week is Alexandros Marinos, who is the CEO of Resin.io. He discusses the popular hardware platforms for prototyping, the industrial IoT and an up-and-coming platform that is breaking out because of interest in machine learning. He also talks about the similarities and differences between servers and connected devices as it relates to building software to manage them. We learn that servers are like cattle, not like pets. Hosts: Kevin Tofel and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Alexandros Marinos CEO of Resin.io Sponsor: Ring ARM and Amazon bet on machine learning at the edge Why Intel’s smart glasses are actually a smart gadget They’ve fragmented Siri and Kevin isn’t excited by the HomePod The top three IoT hardware development platforms are … Servers used to be like pets. Now they are like cattle. And IoT is a jungle. The post Episode 151: Thoughts on Apple’s HomePod and chip news galore appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.