Amazon's Smart Home Head Resigns; Plans to Hire CEDIA Installer to Overhaul System

Charlie Kindel, who founded Amazon's Smart Home division, left Amazon Friday "to catch his breath." Professionally, he doesn't know what's next, he blogged, but he plans to hire a "CEDIA-level installer to completely refit my home automation system," which he described as 2001-era and "a bit crusty." By making a clean break from Amazon all options are still on the table, said Kindel, including returning to Amazon.