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Roost smart battery integrates with Facebook’s Parse IoT
This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features the integration between a smart battery and an Internet of Things (IoT) platform, the acquisition of an open source project to help developers create IoT solutions and a new OpenJDK-based Java platform for IoT. Roost smart battery integrates with Facebook’s Parse At the F8 Facebook Developer Conference, Roost, the ...
HTC One M9 hits shelves; here’s what you need to know
If you’re an HTC Corp. fan and have long waited for the company’s next flagship smartphone, the One M9, wait no more. The company announced that the device will go on sale today at midnight or at 12 AM on March 27, 2015. The HTC One M9’s price starts at $649 and will be available ...
Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge price and availability
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. brought sexy back when it launched the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge with its metal and glass design, not to mention how cool the dual-curved edges of the S6 Edge appear. And starting Friday, March 27, you can pre-order your new Galaxy devices from select U.S. carriers before they hit ...
Tiny, luxurious smart homes
This week’s Smart Living roundup features luxurious tiny smart homes, a new sensor for smart homes, a connected car platform that’s raised $8M in funding and a cost-effective way for smart home dealers to automate your home. Tiny Heirloom Home’s down-sized luxurious smart homes Don’t let the name fool you. The homes offered by Tiny Heirloom ...
Facebook developer highlights: Love ’em or hate ’em?
Facebook is hosting its F8 Developer Conference at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. The social networking giant is expected to unveil new products and services that will either make users love (or hate) the service even more. Has Facebook once again tweaked your Timeline? Will Messenger be improved? What can developers look forward ...
Health apps that assess wounds, keep travelers healthy
This week’s Smart Health roundup features health apps that assess wounds, reward fitness activity, and help travelers keep healthy while vacationing. E-Kare’s wound assessment app Researchers at the Children’s National Health System have developed an app to minimize the pain in wound assessment. The app is now being developed by spin-off company E-Kare Inc. and will ...
Go grow gadget hair!
Bob and Lobs (long bobs) are so 2014. This year’s must-have hair styles all require longer locks. Think boho waves, long tails, braids and twists, big buns, out of the water, bombshell blowouts and other interesting hair styles that are not only sexy but functional. Not everyone is blessed with the ability to easily grow ...
The race to secure .porn domains
On the defensive, a number of celebrities and brands have secured unsavory web domains all in an effort to keep others from destroying their public image. SiliconANGLE takes a look at a few of the more notable domains that were quickly usurped by wary Hollywood and Fortune 500 elite. In 2011, the Internet Corporation for ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Why IoT doesn’t need a unifying platform
This week’s Smart World Series features a device that monitors when your pet is about to give birth, a building management system that battles sleepiness at the office, why the Internet of Things doesn’t need a unifying platform and more. For those who missed last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up ...
Netvibes vs. IFTTT: Who programs life better?
Our “automatic” society provides us with devices that make our lives easier and more convenient. From doors that automatically open as we approach, to lights that turn on when it starts to get dark, to sprinklers that go off at specific times during the day, these automatic things help us save precious time every day. ...