Episode 92: At CES Amazon Alexa and robots rule

This week we bring our first impressions and several bits of news from CES, the consumer electronics trade show held annually in Las Vegas. I’m here while Kevin avoids the lines by staying in Pennsylvania, but we’re both happy to talk about connected grooming products, robots and the onslaught of Echo-related news. I also noticed that connected gadgets are essentially becoming a consumer’s chance to pay to be in a focus group, as their data is harvested through connected products. This is a $200 hairbrush slated to come out later this year that measures how healthy your hair is. Outside of the CES news, this week also has an enterprise IoT slant, with our guest Tim Crawford explaining how CIOs view the internet of things. Crawford is a CIO-for-hire and consultant who has helped advise companies through several tech transformations. We discuss how the role of the CIO needs to change and what new skills the IT organization as a whole must acquire. Hosts: Kevin Tofel and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Tim Crawford, CIO speaker and consultant Sponsors: Dell and Level Education Let’s talk about business partnerships and privacy Routers to protect all the things So much smart lighting news including news about Lutron and switches from WeMo There’s a new IoT protocol in town … dotdot CIOs have to understand the business, not just tech You can’t just sprinkle security on an IoT project The post Episode 92: At CES Amazon Alexa and robots rule appeared first on IoT Podcast - Internet of Things.