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Embedded World 2026 put AI inference at every price point. TI ships a sub-$1 NPU MCU, MediaTek brings 3nm and 50 TOPS to IoT, and AMD targets 80 TOPS with a 10-year industrial lifecycle. Renesas launched a cloud platform covering MCU design through OTA fleet management. Quectel is shipping pre-audited CRA compliance documentation with its cellular modules. The baseline for a finished connected product now includes certified security, AI-assisted tooling, and long-lifecycle si

By Yoel Frischoff | February 2026 | TheRoad IoT Tech Expo Global 2026 at the Olympia I spent two days at Olympia London last week, wandering the halls of IoT Tech Expo Global 2026. After 25 years in product strategy – much of it at the intersection of hardware and software – I've developed a filter for these events: ignore the buzzwords, watch for the shifts in conversation. This year, the conversation shifted. Why London, Not Vegas CES gets the headlines. The glitzy product

IoT Tech Expo Global 2026 (Feb 4-5, London) brings together industry leaders from Merck, JPMorganChase, BMW, and Rolls-Royce to discuss edge computing, digital twins, and IoT security. Key sessions cover AI analytics, 5G connectivity, predictive maintenance, and embedded intelligence. Features 200+ exhibitors showcasing next-gen IoT solutions for smart manufacturing, connected devices, and industrial automation. Essential event for enterprise IoT decision-makers.

Ikea smart-home rotary dial remote control Announcement IKEA j ust announced a full smart-home reboot – A barrage of 21 new Matter -based products launching in parallel. Bulbs, sensors, remotes, plugs – all redesigned, all cheaper, all built on an open source multi-vendor interoperability standard. What is the Matter standard, and why does it matter? Matter is a universal smart-home standard designed to eliminate compatibility problems between devices from different manufa