Peggy Smedley discusses the rise of an extremely popular consumer device now being equipped with an M2M component and some of the manufacturers who have already gotten on board. She also talks about a recent survey which highlights what consumers are saying about connected devices. Some of the interesting stats from the survey include that more than half of the respondents would like to be able to buy all of their connected devices from a single supplier in the future.;

 

Maurice Tuff, president and chief technology officer, Lemur Vehicle Monitors, discusses how his company’s SafeDriver solution enables parents to analyze their children’s driving behavior through a less intrusive method than realtime tracking. He describes what type of information parents can access through SafeDriver and its tamperproof capabilities.;

 

Ian Hall, chief operating officer, TALKINGplug Inc., describes how his company’s products can help consumers to identify the appliances in their home that are wasting the most energy and adjust their consumption patterns. He describes how the devices are able to “talk” to the homeowner and what types of issues in the industry initially brought about the development of the TalkingPlug.;

 

Smedley and Mike Carrozzo, chief editor, M2M magazine, talk about a major retailer in the U.S. that might end up giving Best Buy a run for its money in regards to selling connected devices. They also discuss recent funding awarded to a technology company whose focus is on improving driving behavior for fleet drivers and how this could potentially lead to much safer roads.