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What you missed from Microsoft’s big device launch party this week
Microsoft recently unveiled new devices at its press event in New York. Though it’s clear that Microsoft won’t beat Apple or Google in the mobile device space just yet, it should be noted that the new devices are quite decent and can actually compete with the flagships offered by the two today. So what is ...
Build bots, not boxes: Amazon quietly launches IoT service? | #reinvent
Update: Amazon.com, Inc. has officially announced its Internet of Things cloud service at re:Invent 2015. Officially called AWS IoT, it makes it easy for “cars, turbines, sensor grids, light bulbs, and more – to connect to AWS services so that companies can store, process, analyze, and act on the volumes of data generated by connected devices ...
Amazon’s IoT shopping spree of domain names hints at product pipeline | #AWSreinvent
Amazon re:Invent 2015 officially kicked off yesterday. theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s media team, is at the Venetian in Las Vegas, NV covering the event and extracting the signal from the noise. You can watch live interviews with C-level executives here. One of the announcements many are looking forward to is the rumored launch of an Internet of ...
New Apple Watch app tells you when to nap
From being successfully crowdfunded on Indiegogo, Inc., Beddit, Inc. has come a long way from its origins, releasing its first Apple Watch app today. The Beddit Apple Watch app integrates with the Beddit Smart, a device that you put on your bed under your sheet, to provide round-the-clock sleep (including nap) tracking, personalized coaching and convenient ...
Philips future-proofs smart lights with Apple HomeKit, Siri and new hub
You can add another thing to the growing list of Siri-controlled home automation devices: Philips Hue. Royal Philips introduced the Philips Hue Bridge 2.0, the second iteration of its smart home hub that allows users to easily control all the Hue bulbs in your home. The company dubs this square-shaped hub as a future-proof device ...
Apple Pencil alternatives: Top iPad styluses and digital pens
Apple Pencil price too high? Check out these alternative iPad styluses and digital pens. The audience laughed when Apple finally unveiled a stylus for the new iPad Pro during the company’s annual launch event in September. Apple founder Steve Jobs may be turning in his grave, once stating that “[I]f you see a stylus, they blew it,” but ...
What you missed in the Smart World: More reasons to purchase an Apple Watch
Still looking for reasons to purchase the Apple Watch? Will you be investing in an Amazon Dash Button or are you waiting for something better to come along? What’s happening in India’s 100 Smart Cities initiative? Every week we round up the latest developments in the Smart World, from new developer platforms to smart city ...
7 ways machines will re-order home supplies automatically with Amazon Dash
Amazon is expanding its smart button initiative with more brands for one-touch purchases in your home. Earlier this year, Amazon.com introduced the Amazon Dash Button, a device that allows consumers to quickly order supplies with a simple push of button. The device went on sale for $4.99 by the end of July with 18 brands ...
Top gadgets we expect in Nest’s Store for smart homes
Google-owned Nest Labs, Inc. announced the Works with Nest program back in June 2014. Back then, only a handful of brands had partnered with Google and Nest for the initiative, but that list quickly grew. In just six months after the program launched, Nest added 15 new partners. Because of the growing Works with Nest line, Nest ...
Google Glass’ next frontier: Education
After a rocky start, will Google Glass find a settled future in the education sector? Despite the curiosity aroused when Google introduced Glass at I/O 2012, disappointment was quick to follow when the connected spectacles were only made available to a few chosen developers. And even before Google Glass rolled out for public beta testing, the search giant’s ...