Episode 198: Check out CES and a smart KB Home

Kevin and I are at CES this week ready to embrace the future of consumer technology. But so far, we haven’t found much that is new. We discuss the domination by Google at the show, a bunch of news about Amazon’s Alexa ecosystem and a smattering of news from smart home providers. By this point in the show, we had seen several demos of smart home systems, tried on the connected glasses from North and tasted bread baked by a robot. Kevin also rode the ride marketing Google’s Assistant.  This time we conducted the show from a bar in Vegas while we were rehashing our thoughts from the last few days and figured we might as well just hit record. It’s a bit loosey-goosey, but it will help you feel like you’re there. Google announced a smaller clock display at CES as well as ways to bring the Google Assistant into the car. This week’s guest was also in Las Vegas, showing off a new concept home from KB Home. Jacob Atalla, vice president of sustainability at KB Home, joined us to share the details of KB Home’s concept house in Vegas that combines connected products, wellness-focused AI, pre-fabrication techniques and walls that move to create new rooms on demand. The concept home has air quality sensors built into the walls, lights that are tuned to circadian rhythms and connected an HVAC system that tries to make the house as healthy as possible. Atalla explains the tech and which of these technologies you might see in future homes. Hosts: Kevin Tofel and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Jacob Atalla, vice president of sustainability at KB Home Sponsors: FairCom and Afero Google may have the biggest news at CES and that’s sad Alexa is also stealing the show with partnerships galore Smarter kitchens are coming whether you want them or not KB Home has built a house with a wall that moves and solar power How to future-proof sensors built into walls The post Episode 198: Check out CES and a smart KB Home appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.