Smart Home Week In Review For Week Ending Sep 6, 2014

This is the smart home week in review for the week ending September 6, 2014! The week started slow as folks recovered from Labor day weekend and shuttled kids back to school, but it finished strong. You can listen to the podcast where we discuss the week that was in smart home, or if you're the TLDL (Too Long, Didn't Listen) type, just read the wrap up below. I am going to try and do a written flash-analysis of the news every week, so if you want to get notified, subscribe to the NextMarket newsletter and you'll get an email each time we publish a wrapup. This week's guest on the podcast is Aaron Cohen, long-time serial entrepreneur, smart home enthusiast and all around smart guy. We get deep on some of market dynamics and business models, so if that's your thing, enjoy this episode! Topics discussed (see full show notes at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/) -Savant gets some $ (2-3 x revenues, same company that invested in Sonos) -Icontrol partners with Indiegogo to try and get in on some startup goodness -Amazon’s top 5 “home automation” best sellers - is Sonos and Dropcam home automation? -Speaking of Sonos - they ditch the bridge. You can connect directly to Wi-Fi. -Nest releases Nest 2.0 for Nest Protect (uses built in humidity sensor - tells difference between steam and smoke) This and some bonus stories at http://www.technology.fm/thesmarthomeshow/ http://knit.audio/podcast-advertising (via Knit)