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Builder Innovator Week 2023 – Our Takeaways
The homebuilder market is undergoing dramatic changes and technology is underpinning most of them. At the recent Builder Innovator Week in Phoenix, the bluesalve team saw…
What If Our Homes Can Be That Smart Too?
I often reminisce about this question posed 8 years ago during my time at Fibaro, which was in this video, Everything Is Connected. The video, narrated…
Random Notes: CEDIA and Z-Wave Summit, 2023
September brings us the annual CEDIA Expo, which was followed this year by the annual Z-Wave Summit. We had a great time as judges and presenters…
Crafting a Comprehensive PRD: 5 Must-Have Elements
In the ever-evolving landscape of IoT products, a well-defined Product Requirements Document (PRD) is crucial to the development process. Whether you’re a product manager, engineer or…
Audio Fests: Making the Experience Tangible Again
I recently had the pleasure of attending the annual Pacific Audio Fest, held in my hometown of Seattle. In just its second year, the show has…
Embracing Generative AI From a Product Development Perspective
As the world of generative AI continues to evolve at an astonishing pace, businesses must stay informed and test new solutions, while also being cautious of…
What (I Hope) We Learned About the Future at CES 2023
I have long maintained that one should never underestimate the power of a random encounter in a trade show aisle. Humans are wired for interaction, and…
Brand: Anchor of the New Omnichannel
Over the past several years, tech retailing has undergone a dizzying course of changes. Just when pundits were finally getting tired of reporting a retailpocalypse, COVID…
Year Zero: Moving Forward With Matter
This month’s launch event for the Matter interoperability standard was an undeniable high point in the nearly 50-year history of the smart home. Through the decades,…
VR and the Return of Hardware
Here at bluesalve we’ve been closely watching the evolution of virtual reality for the consumer market. When you’re looking at a genuinely revolutionary technology, you can’t…