Peggy Smedley discusses a number of companies selling Web-enabled televisions and set-top boxes as well as rumors that Google might be in the process of developing its own platform to support Web content for televisions, which would enable consumers to browse the Web right from their TVs. Smedley also talks about a number of new partnerships throughout the M2M space designed to enable M2M customers to launch and manage their devices more effectively.;

 

Jennifer Indovina, CEO and founder, Tenrehte Technologies Inc., talks about her company’s PICOwatt device and how it can help consumers to save money on their utility bills by identifying appliances in the home that are using the most energy. She explains the specific methods that the device uses to reduce energy consumption and how the product is different from other energy management devices on the market.;

 

Stella Szasz, operational manager, FortrezZ LLC, discusses how the company’s home automation products can help consumers to identify water leaks in the home before they become a major problem and end up costing them a lot of money in water damages. She also talks about how using these devices can help homeowners get lower rates on their insurance.;

 

Smedley answers a listener’s question about why some LBS (location-based services) providers are integrating social networking capabilities into their mobile applications. Smedley explains how these LBS application providers are offering access to popular social networking platforms in an effort to compete with companies that are offering LBS applications for free. She also talks how the number of people accessing social networking sites on their mobile phones has increased in the past year.