RETAILOBSERVER.COM NOVEMBER 2017
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Moe Lastfogel
moe@retailobserver.com
Moe's Musings Views
Happy Retailing,
R
ecently, I had the opportunity to speak at the Z-Wave Alliance Summit in
Oklahoma City and the Smart Kitchen Summit in Seattle. At Z-Wave I was
on a panel called "The Sell-through Roundtable: Retail, Online or Distribution;
Tips, Tricks, War Stories and How to Get Your Products Sold" and at the
Smart Kitchen Summit, I lead a panel on "Kitchen TV: The Community Screen?"
Both events got me thinking about today's Smart technologies and where it is
all going. What does Smart mean today? Where is this technology going, and
how will it affect what you are selling or specifying?
At Z-Wave, I was introduced to hundreds of companies and their products
that I didn't even know existed. Yes, I have seen many of these companies
before, whether it was at CES, CEDIA or IFA, but I can say I now better
understand what they are all doing. They are making life easier, for sure. From
dimmers and controllers, to security and networking, these companies strive
to bring products not only to the end users, but to the installers and retailers in
a cohesive solution for today's fast-paced tech world.
The Smart Kitchen Summit was an incredible opportunity as well. The
panelists in my session were amazing. Yoon Lee, Samsung's head of
innovation; Esme Williams, Allrecipes VP consumer brand strategy; and
Amanda Rottier, NY Times product director NYT cooking. Their insight into
how the TV or screen is the hub of the hub (the Kitchen) of the home was very
thought-provoking. Our focus was about the emergence of the screen in the
kitchen and the potential impact on recipes, content, cooking and overall
kitchen behavior. With so many new technologies in the home today, the
kitchen still reigns supreme as the center of the home.
I'd like to thank Mitch Klein, executive director of the Z-Wave Alliance for the
opportunity to learn more about his extensive group, Michael Wolf for putting
together the Smart Kitchen Summit, and all my fellow panelists for their
insights into how they all see these emerging technologies meshing together
today and in the future.
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