The Smart World Series With SiliconANGLE

This week’s Smart World Series features a major acquisition for the smart home market, a wearable tracker for inhaled meds, a smart desk and new industry partnerships.

For those who missed last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world.  Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the top news trends regarding smart homes and cars, smart data centers and IT, smart infrastructure and all things related to the Internet of Things.

Nest acquires Revolv smart hub, expands integration

Nest Labs, Inc. has acquired Revolv, Inc., the company behind one of the industry’s most well-recognized hubs for the smart home. This acquisition puts Nest in the center of the smart home market as Revolv would allow Nest’s learning thermostat and smart smoke detector to be able to work with more connected devices.

Also featured in this roundup is a survey from Savant Systems LLC which reveals that more than half of US consumers believe that smart home automation will be an everyday feature in less than 20 years, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.’s Smart Society Barometer report, which revealed the cost of slow smart home adoption in the UK.

Find out more about the acquisition and reports in our Smart Living roundup.

Inhaled meds get wearable trackers

It’s a tedious task to keep track of medication schedules, but thanks to a project launched on Indiegogo, Inc. called Amiko, adhering to schedules may no longer be so daunting. Amiko is a wearable tracker for your inhaled meds that ensure you take them at the right time. The tracker also ensures the medication is loading properly, and if the position of the inhaler is correct.

Also featured in the Smart Health roundup is the eyeMITRA, a specially designed wearable gadget with its own software that will be able to take photos of a user’s eye to determine health risks or deficits, and the Life Tracker 1, the cheapest health tracker available in the market.

Find out more these smart devices can change our health in out Smart Health roundup.

Market consolidation for smart cities around the world

One of the many struggles when working a desk job is that after a few hours of sitting, the health risks increase from remaining in a stagnant position. Now with the Stir Kinetic Desk, people can stay active while still continuing their work.

Also featured in this week’s roundup is Single Digits, Inc.’s acquisition of Spectra Access, Inc. and Primeur Group’s partnership with Paradox Engineering SA to boost their smart city efforts.

Find out more about these stories in our Smart City roundup.

Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.