Earlier this week, one of Amazon’s venture funds ponied up money for smart thermostat maker Ecobee.
Last week, the e-commerce giant announced its second-biggest purchase ever after Whole Foods, the acquisition of video doorbell/smart home vendor Ring.
And, in December, Amazon bought home security vendor Blink.
What’s going on here?
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Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.