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Upgrade your Apple Watch with these custom bands
According to reports, Apple has already sold 2.79 million Apple Watches in the U.S. alone since its launch in April. With the Apple Watch already available in Apple Retail Stores plus the launch of the company’s ‘Reserve & Pickup’ service, it’s expected that even more Apple Watches will be sold this summer. Another factor that could ...
Newest health trackers target clinical trials, new ways to measure blood glucose
This week’s Smart Health roundup features Google’s new health tracker, Sano’s hefty $10.25 million round of seed funding, and a wireless headset to watch for. Google’s health tracker to aid in medical research The life sciences division of Google’s X Lab has created a health tracker able to measure a patient’s pulse, heart rhythm and skin ...
Transparent truck makes roadies smarter, safer
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a ‘transparent’ truck, an energy-saving solution that taps into your home’s breaker box and a revamped product line for one smart home service provider. Samsung Safety Truck Some car makers may be focused on automating consumer vehicles, but Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is honing in on road safety related to ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Free city smarts, Apple HealthKit upgrades
This week’s Smart World Series features the latest iOS 9 features to help users track the most personal of data, a fitness tracker’s debut on the New York Stock Exchange, smart trash cans helping to move the Internet of Things (IoT) movement forward, and the findings of a recent report on smart home revenue. For those who missed last ...
Smart homes driving most revenue in IoT markets
This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features a study that reveals the monetization in Internet of Things (IoT) apps, a partnership to deliver cloud PaaS to IoT developers, and a company that’s adopting a new app framework to improve its IoT platform. IoT apps generate revenue Global software company Progress Software Corp. released the results a ...
Top iOS 9 rumors and features: This week in iPhone news
Apple recently held its annual Worldwide Developers Conference where it announced the next iteration of its mobile operating system, the iOS 9. After the announcement, the rumor mill for the next iPhone was churning frantically with a range f predictions as to what the next flagship phone from Apple will feature based on the new iOS. Let’s take ...
Smart city trends test freebies, chatty trash cans
This week’s Smart City roundup features San Jose joining the connected city trend, a company that has transformed recycling and waste management in the U.K., and device interconnectivity and data security that’s driving innovation for the next generation of smart buildings. San Jose gets savvy, runs free smart city tests San Jose is joining the Internet ...
New age sex, activity monitors make tracking a passive task
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a smart chair that corrects your posture, HealthKit getting more personal than ever, and a smart jewelry activity monitor designed especially for women. Smart chair corrects posture, gets you moving Sitting has been dubbed the ‘new cancer’ and innovators are out to fight it. Dr. Stephen Wong of Melbourne’s ...
How old do I look? Microsoft’s Big Data knows your age
Everyone wants to believe they look younger than they really are, and people hardly care to admit their true age. Well, if you want to guess how old a person is, Microsoft has come up with a nifty way to do just that with a new data-driven app called How Old Do I Look? According to ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Sprint and BlackBerry tout new IoT solutions
This week’s Smart World Series features Sprint’s single-SIM strategy, Scanadu raising $35 million in Series B funding, and the latest in Internet of Things (IoT) training tools. 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 ...