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Newest Siri, Apple Watch apps for smart homes
More companies are announcing integration with HomeKit, Apple’s home automation platform. From smart home apps to connected lights, the list just keeps getting longer. Zysco launches Apple Watch home automation Most recently is Zysco Company, unveiling that the latest update of PowerHouz, the company’s home automation app, is now fully integrated with Apple’s HomeKit. The update also ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Arena takeovers, IFTTT cameras and more
The Internet of Things (IoT) saw a lot of action last week, from a retailer taking IoT to space, a communications company launching a new IoT platform, a smart home service provider sponsoring a sports arena, to name a few developments. Every week we round up the latest developments in the Smart World, from new ...
How to avoid Uber’s price surges
Uber, Inc.’s ridesharing service is currently available in 63 countries, and will soon be fully legal in Canberra, Australia. If you have ever tried their service, you know how convenient it is, often cheaper than a traditional taxi. But booking a ride at the wrong time or place could cost you four times that of your usual cab ...
Verizon simplifies IoT, kicks off mass adoption
At an event today in San Francisco Innovation Center, Verizon Communications, Inc. announced its global strategy to simplify the Internet of Things (IoT) to accelerate market adoption. Included in the plan is ThingSpace, the company’s new IoT platform which will serve as place for developers to create apps, customers to better manage their devices, partners ...
Smart building platform maker Lucid welcomes new CEO
Smart building platform provider Lucid is getting a new CEO. Will Coleman, founder of Onramp Capital and former partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures, has been named as the company’s new head. Outgoing CEO Vladi Shunturov will be stepping into the role of president to continue his work expanding Lucid’s channel partnerships and driving its technology innovation priorities. Coleman ...
Lowe’s launching 3D printer to space, brings Oculus Rift to stores
Lowe’s Innovation Labs, the disruptive innovation hub of Lowe’s Companies, Inc., has partnered with aerospace company Made in Space, to become the first to launch a commercial 3D printer to space. The printer, the first permanent additive manufacturing facility for the International Space Station (ISS), will bring tools and technology to astronauts in space. At ...
Why Touch ID shouldn’t be your only iPhone protection
Back in 2013 when Apple introduced the iPhone 5s, fans and even the media went gaga over the new feature called Touch ID. The purpose of Touch ID is to make it easier to unlock your device with just your fingerprint, also unlocking apps and even authorize payments. There was even talk that Touch ID would be the end of ...
5 alternatives to Periscope, in case it goes down again
Since being acquired by Twitter Inc., Periscope has been occasionally burdened with the downtime we’ve all grown accustomed to by its new parent company. So what’s your alternative for real-time content sharing? Periscope, the livestreaming app, got its roots as a real-time resource for those seeking updates on protests and other socially impactful events around the ...
New wearable concept tracks your carbon footprint, sets rewards goals
At a time when the effect of global warming is all too real, not many of us are aware that every individual is contributing to this phenomenon one way or another, as we all leave our carbon footprint behind. The simple act of turning on a light, using your washing machine, getting something from the ...
Amazon funds automated pet service, adds to Dash button collection
Petnet, Inc., the creators of the SmartFeeder for pets, has raised $4 million in a round of funding participated by Black River Ventures, Aspiration Growth, iRobot and Amazon Alexa Fund. The round of funding will be used to help drive and expand Petnet’s digital supply chain ecosystem, as well as commercialize its SmartFeeder technology. If ...