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‘Tis the season for digital Advent calendars
Opening the window of an advent calendar for every day of December is one of my fondest holiday memories from childhood, but it’s a pastime that’s losing its charm in this digital age. Fortunately for today’s mobile generation, advent calendars have gone digital! And these new-fangled advent calendars have some extra perks like Christmas stories or ...
Real-life Robocops enhancing safety and security
Safety and security is one of the highest priorities for any person, establishment, city, or home. Though having a 24/7 security guard on duty is the obvious solution to security concerns, this often proves to be quite expensive, and maybe not always reliable. Not everyone can be trusted, after all. So what’s better than entrusting ...
7 ways Big Data could revolutionize our lives by 2020 [Infographic]
We’ve heard how Big Data is transforming various industries, and how it can affect the fortunes of big businesses, but very few actually specify how Big Data is transforming the world and people’s lives. To illustrate this, WhoIsHostingThis.com has created an infographic that explores the “Top 7 Ways Big Data Could Revolutionize Our Lives by ...
Urban agriculture meets the Internet of Things
Getting fresh produce in the city may be one of the little perks you enjoy every now and then, but living the locavore lifestyle can get expensive. Boosted by connecte devices, urban farms are getting smarter. About 58 percent of the world’s population resides in urban areas, prompting a rise in urban agriculture. And in today’s ...
Google wants to take the words right out of your mouth with ‘personalized automated responses’
Google has just filed a patent applications that governs a system that allows it to post ‘automated comments’ onto social networks, though some see this as a move that greatly defeats its purpose of cleaning the web of autoposting bots. The patent, entitled “Automated generation of suggestions for personalized reactions in a social network,” deals with automated responses ...
Best deals for Cyber Monday online shopping
If you weren’t able to take advantage of all the great deals offered by retailers over Thanksgiving weekend, and you don’t like the hustle of going to retail stores to get great deals, then “Cyber Monday” is your day. Cyber Monday, if you are not aware, is a day dedicated to online shopping. If you ...
Amazon’s delivery drones of the future
This holiday season, it is pertinent for online shoppers to receive their deliveries on time, and that’s what retailers also aim for. Unfortunately, with millions of shoppers wanting the same thing, retailers are at their wit’s ends figuring how to deliver everything on time not to mention dealing with suppliers. To fix this once and ...
SmartWorld Weekly: ‘Wantified’ revolution, Sony’s SmartWig + more
This week’s SmartWorld Series features report findings that show a rise in interest for smart home solutions, the move for the ‘Wantified’ revolution, new ideas for electric car charging station infrastructure, and a SmartWig. If you missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s your chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected ...
3 Apple TV alternatives
Apple recently released its Apple TV update. But instead of wowing fanboys with new features, the update left plenty to be desired. If you are an Apple TV owner and want to upgrade to a different set-top box provider, here are some suggestions: Roku Roku offers four different kinds of set-top boxes that cater ...
The changing job market for data scientists : Advice from top bosses
Data scientists are now a crucial part of the tech industry. As more people use technology ranging from home and office PCs to laptops, mobile devices and the internet, more and more data is being generated. It would seem that data scientists are needed more than ever to make sense of all this amassing information. ...