Home Automation Week in Review
The week when:
- Level Up With a New Lock from Level
- Meet the Google “Concierge”
- iRobot’s IQ Improvement
Public access
Wearables Week in Review
The week when:
- Fitbit Sense(s) an opportunity
- Amazon’s Halo Tone
Data Consumption Report (Q2 2020) - August 2020
US smartphone users consumed a record 62.1 GB of data monthly, up from 48.5 GB in the previous quarter due as stay-at-home orders put in place due to COVID-19 eased. We have seen a balanced growth in both Wi-Fi and cellular usage with the former connection method again, accounting for three-quarters of the total data traffic.
T-Mobile continues to demonstrate a higher than average data consumption every month. Monthly cellular usage among T-Mobile customers hit a record high of 15.3 GB up from 14.3 GB at the end of Q1.
Mobility Week in Review
The week when:
- Cricket jumps on the 5G bandwagon
- Verizon tweaks unlimited data plans
- The return of the BlackBerry
TV & Video Week in Review
The week when:
- Apple TV+ Launches First Content Bundle
- Movies Anywhere Becoming Movies Everywhere
- Verizon and Disney Expand Partnership
Home Automation Week in Review
The week when:
- Ring Expands to Hubs?
- Zooming in On Smart Displays
Wearables Week in Review
The week when:
- Apple Watch 6?
- Fossil’s big update
Spotlight: The Future of Gaming Phones
Gaming-focused phones have failed to set the world on fire so far and are better known for their fails than their successes (think Nokia N-Gage). Is that set to change with the launch of 5G and streaming-based gaming services?
TV & Video Week In Review
The week when:
- Disney On the Rise
- TiVo’s Giant Stream 4K Device
- Redbox’s Live Streaming TV Service Expands
Home Automation Week in Review
The week when:
- Vivint Says Smart Home Interactions Are Up
- ADT Joins Zigbee Alliance and Project CHIP