Smart Tangibles News Digest #2

Issue #2, November 17, 2025

Global Smart Tangibles News from around the world (Image credit: NASA)

Here’s this week’s Smart Tangibles News Digest - focused on product strategy for connected hardware, IoT, Policy, UX, and Manufacturing.

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Here’s this week’s #SmartTangibles digest - focused on #productstrategy for #connectedhardware, policy, UX, and manufacturing. Enjoy!

1. Consumer IoT Device Cybersecurity Standards, Policies, and Certification Schemes 2025

A global overview of consumer IoT cybersecurity standards, regulations, and labeling schemes, highlighting how device makers must align hardware, cloud, and app architectures for compliance. It outlines how emerging rules will shape certification, market access, and long-term product trust. #Policy

URL: https://csa-iot.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Consumer-IoT-Device-Cybersecurity-Standards-Policies-and-Certification-Schemes-2025-_FINAL.pdf

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2. Ikea’s Smart Home Reset Goes Back to Basics

Ikea is simplifying its smart-home portfolio with a Matter-first rebuild designed to improve reliability and lower onboarding friction. The shift reflects a long-term bet on interoperability and AI-enabled services across a streamlined device lineup. #Strategy

www.wired.com

IKEA’s Smart Home Reset Goes Back to Basics

Ikea’s new 21-product series of bulbs, sensors, and remotes is dirt cheap, idiot-proof, Matter-ready, and designed to work with everything. But it’s still years from the promised house of the future.

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3. Connectivity Standards Alliance unveils Matter platform certification

The CSA introduced a new certification path intended to reduce development friction for smart-home devices and improve cross-brand consistency. This move aims to strengthen the Matter ecosystem by standardizing experience quality across vendors. #Policy

www.iotinsider.com

Connectivity Standards Alliance unveils Matter platform certification to streamline smart home development

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) has launched a new certification scheme for the smart home ecosystem

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4. Strategies for OEMs to innovate and monetize with IoT business models

OEMs are shifting from one-off product sales to recurring revenue models backed by connectivity, software, and data. The article outlines practical levers like usage-based billing, service tiers, and remote features that increase lifetime value. #Strategy

iotbusinessnews.com

Strategies for OEMs to Innovate and Monetize with IoT Business Model

By Deep Manishkumar Dave, Technology Consultant at LTIMindtree Ltd. According to IoT Analytics, the world will be home to over 27 billion connected devices by 2025 - more than three for every person on the

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5. Can anything halt the decline of German industry?

An examination of structural challenges facing German manufacturing, from energy costs to automation gaps. The trends highlighted here influence competitiveness in advanced hardware, robotics, and industrial IoT integration. #Strategy

on.ft.com

Can anything halt the decline of German industry?

Europe’s manufacturing champion is in free fall. Economists are suggesting radical steps to save what is left

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6. The Continuing Rise of Servitization in 2025

Manufacturers continue shifting toward outcome-focused business models, emphasizing uptime guarantees and service-led differentiation. The report highlights organizational and data prerequisites required to sustain profitable service operations. #Strategy

www.copperberg.com

The Continuing Rise of Servitization in 2025: Embracing Outcome-Based Models

Servitization in 2025: From products to outcomes — how IoT, AI, and big data are reshaping manufacturing to meet rising customer demands.

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