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Smart garden lights and the latest cloud-powered smart home team up
This week’s Smart Living roundup features new partnerships for smart and secure homes, another immersive lighting experience and playful smart lights for your garden. Playbulb garden gets stellar crowdfunding Playbulb garden, a smart LED lighting solution that draws power from the sun, has managed to raise more than 10 times its funding goal on Kickstarter more ...
Battle of the USB Type-C Notebooks
Apple and Google have introduced new notebooks, each with pros and cons. But what really has device users excited is the introduction of the USB Type-C port, which is an all-in-one port for power, data transfer and high-resolution display. While this new feature simplifies things, will it cause any problems for users? We’ll discuss that ...
Why the Internet of Things doesn’t need a unified platform after all
This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features how ThingWorx is powering the connected world, why a unifying Internet of Things (IoT) platform may not be needed and the easiest way to connect things to the Internet. Why IoT doesn’t need a unified platform There is a push to create a unified platform for the Internet of ...
Must-know facts about Trio
To end the day with a smile on my face, I often find myself browsing the web for funny, cute or adorable dog and cat GIFs, videos or photos. But I’m far to lazy to make these amusing media clips for myself. A new app called Trio could change my ways. Earlier this month Trio ...
Uber vs. Lyft: Are there perks to switching rides?
With another $530 million funding round for rideshare service Lyft, the Uber competitor continues to attract investor support and market share. Yet both Uber and Lyft, the unconventional transport services that are taking the world by storm, are facing a few challenges as judges in California ruled that the matter of Uber and Lyft drivers ...
Smart office wakes up sleepy employees
This week’s Smart City roundup features a new industry partnership that speeds up time-to-market launches for connected retail vending providers, a smart energy management system that combats office drowsiness and a smart desk with built-in virtual assistant. Eseye and Device Insight enter partnership for connected retail vending Internet of Things cellular connectivity provider Eseye Ltd. ...
Top Apple Watch accessories to protect and charge
You will soon see people wearing the Apple Watch, as its pre-order starts on April 10 and retail availability and shipping start on April 24. If you’re eyeing an Apple Watch, you might also want to keep your eyes open for the perfect accessories. Just like smartphones, accessories provide another layer of protection, some form ...
Health trackers may soon be required in workplaces
This week’s Smart Health roundup features why workplaces may soon implement the use of fitness trackers, an app to help in post-op recovery, fitness band from software giant broadens reach and a wearable bracelet that charges your device in a most peculiar and personal way. Health trackers may soon become mandatory in workplaces A report ...
These BlackBerry devices step it up a notch in 2015
BlackBerry Ltd. once ruled the mobile world with its QWERTY phones and BlackBerry Messaging service. If you weren’t using a BlackBerry device, you just weren’t that cool. Well, at least that’s how I remembered it when the Canadian phone manufacturer was at the top of its game. But when touchscreen smartphones made their way into consumers’ ...
Pinterest vs. Facebook: Promoted Pins gets fresh funds
Photo pinning service Pinterest, Inc. announced that it has raised $367 million in a round of funding from previous investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Bessemer Venture Partners, with the participation of new investors. This new funding puts Pinterest’s valuation at $11 billion, landing it on the list of the world’s most valued startups. But what has made ...