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Device Innovation: Enabling IoT Standards

Behind all things smart, from homes and buildings to vehicles, is IoT.  What will open up new worlds for the future? Open IoT standards.  John Osborne II is Chairman of the Board at Zigbee Alliance.  He is also Vice President of IoT, sales and marketing at LEEDARSON.  He talks with

Device Innovation

Creating Motion and Gesture Control with Style

Apply technology designed for one use to a whole new product.  Then expect the unexpected. Tech that detects motion on bridges and other large structures is the backdrop.  Chief Operating Officer Nadia Giuliani joins the show from CES 2019. She shares the latest product from Next Industries: Tactigon Skin.  It

creating motion and gesture control

Innovations Using Edge Computing

Making creative ideas into tangible products takes time.  Anything that can optimize the process will give the advantage.  Developing the next evolution of cloud computing is Mutable, which offers public edge cloud.  This translates into low latency, increased security and maximum efficiency. Antonio “Pelle” Pellegrino is Founder and CEO of

Innovations using edge computing

Innovating Battery Life: Powering Down to Power Up

Being connected has become an essential part of our daily lives.  Wireless has made huge strides over the past two decades.  IoT is connecting our world in ways we would have never imagined.  With the growing demand for constant connectivity, one area that needs fine-tuning is battery life.  All these

Innovating battery life

CTO Advice for the Innovator

How does one become a successful Chief Technology Officer?  It takes creative vision, innovative strategy, and thorough preparation.  In this week’s show, Tony G. Werner, President of Technology and Product at Comcast, joins me to share CTO advice.  Tony tells us what helped him achieve success.  For those working

CTO advice

Season 15: Inspiring Impactful Innovation Since 2005

Early in my career one man who had a huge impact on me, my mentor Bob Davis, told me to pay it forward.  As Killer Innovations kicks off Season 15 this week, we reflect on what it has meant to pay it forward.  Challenging and encouraging others toward impactful innovation

impactful innovation

Customer Support Innovation: Solving Problems Faster S14 Ep51

When you’re in the middle of an important project and equipment fails, you want it fixed fast.  In this week’s show I talk with Blitzz Co-founder Rama Sreenivasan. His company is solving the inefficiencies of tech support.  Blitzz’s customer support innovation integrates AI, AR, and live video

Customer Support Innovation

Safe and Efficient Transport through Microtransit Innovation S14 Ep50

Getting around in the big city can be easier than in smaller, less populated locations.  In many areas across the country, getting from point A to point B is dependent on having a vehicle.  This can present a challenge for people who don’t have access to a personal vehicle.

microtransit innovation

Incremental Innovation at CES 2019 S14 Ep49

If you’ve attended the Consumer Electronics Show for many years, your perspective can be invaluable.  For Tim Bajarin, preeminent Silicon Valley analyst and President of Creative Strategies, this is his 44th CES.  When he speaks, the tech industry listens.  Tim joins us in the Mobile Studio to give his

Incremental-Innovation

Practical AI at CES 2019 S14 Ep48

As the hype settles, practical AI emerges.  The use of AI in various forms is gaining traction.  Who can benefit from AI and how? Steve Guggenheimer, Microsoft VP of AI and ISV, joins us in the Mobile Studio at CES 2019.  He shares his thoughts on CES and how AI

Practical AI