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The Force is in your smart home: Touchless gesture control upgrades at #MWC2016
The way we interact with our smart home devices is about to change thanks to new software that introduces touchless gestures and presence detection. At Mobile World Congress, Elliptic Labs AS introduced a new way for consumers to interact with smart home devices. Forget about voice control, think Jedi powers. The company’s new EASY IoT ...
Verizon expands ThingSpace security, opens to third-party service providers | #MWC16
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Verizon Communications, Inc. made some announcements regarding the scope and security of its ThingSpace Internet of Things (IoT) platform. The move marks a milestone in the telco industry, as IoT services move closer to computing’s core. ThingSpace is a platform that serves as place for developers to create ...
Nothing to sneeze at: Next gen sensors detect allergens, decode physical matter
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and Consumer Physics, Inc. (CP) announced a collaboration to develop a sensor-to-cloud personal and industrial Internet of Things platform that analyzes liquids and solids, including food, plants, drugs, chemicals, the human body, and a variety of other materials. CP has a product called SCiO, which is a handheld sensor that scans ...
IoT = the Intimacy of Things? Intel report rethinks connected society
A new survey finds that the Internet of Things (IoT) we know now could one day become an acronym with another name: the Intimacy of Things. In a survey commissioned by Intel Corp., it was revealed that consumers are expecting the Internet of Things to play a huge role in their intimate relationships. The survey ...
Is Barbie’s smart home spying on kids? Launch revives privacy concerns
Barbie is moving into her very own connected smart home in 2016, but with Internet-capable features like voice command, is this toy able to listen in on kids conversations and home activities? Barbie gets smart Following last year’s release of Hello Barbie, a Wi-Fi-enabled version of the doll that relies on the Internet for its Siri-like ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Big Brother, IoT and beyond
The government’s watchful eye to has a new ally, and it could very well be your freshly installed connected light bulb, smart TV or smart refrigerator. This is just one of many recent developments in the Internet of Things (IoT), a market ripe with fresh funding and emerging use cases. Every week we round up the latest developments ...
Your Fitbit did what?! Tracking pregnancy and heartbreak
Fitbit, Inc. may be trading well below its IPO price, but that doesn’t mean the device maker’s products aren’t getting the job done and then some. Fitbit’s collection of wearable bands are able to track steps taken, distance covered, calories burned, heart rate, and even sleep patterns with the goal of motivating wearers to keep moving in order ...
Furniture-as-a-Service is a real thing: Swivelfly rethinks enterprise services
The cloud has become a scalable service for businesses on a budget, now furniture is following suite. One startup is targeting the enterprise sector to make furnishing an office that much easier with a Furniture-as-a-Service model that grows with a company. Swivelfly announced the launch of its office furnishing application aimed at easing the transition ...
Netflix and chill is the second favorite activity for Valentine’s Day
Fancy dinner or Netflix and chill this Valentine’s Day? According to one survey, the answer to that may be influenced by which state you live in or how long you’ve been in a relationship. According to a survey conducted by Finder.com, a personal finance comparison and education site, the state where people live can say ...
IoT can’t save you from Big Brother
If there was any doubt that the Internet of Things could be used to spy on people, the head of National Intelligence has admitted that it can. As part of the assessment with regards to threats faced by the U.S., James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, delivered a testimony to the Senate revealing that ...