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This new cryptocurrency will literally make you sweat
While Bitcoin slowly but surely forces its way into the mainstream, that hasn’t stopped numerous developers from coming up with new altcoins to try and steal its crown as top dog of the digital currencies. The likes of Dogecoin, Litecoin, Namecoin, Peercoin and Terracoin have been slugging it out for the “number 2” spot for ...
Smart lights shine lucrative business on startups
This week’s Smart Living roundup features one tech giant’s acquisition of an innovative smart home startup, a smart solution for regular light bulbs, and a digital picture frame with an artistic twist. Samsung acquires SmartThings Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has acquired SmartThings, a startup that focuses on creating connected solutions for homes. The acquisition ...
Smart World Weekly: Cloud and DevOps trends for home automation
This week’s Smart World Series features new ways in which the cloud is revolutionizing smart home automation, and emerging DevOps-centric solutions for the creation of smart, sensible cities. For those who missed anything in this week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world. Each week, ...
eBay is in talks about accepting Bitcoin payments
Bitcoin’s value recently fell below $500, but it quickly recovered. The exact cause has yet to be determined, but a recent warning issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is one of the probable reasons for its abrupt decline in value. There are still many uncertainties about Bitcoin, but its value may soon see ...
Developers’ delight: Cloud service and new boards for IoT
This week’s Smart DevOps roundup features a new cloud service and a fresh board of trustees aimed at boosting development for the burgeoning world of the Internet of Things. RacoWireless’ Omega DevCloud RacoWireless LLC, a global machine-to-machine service provider, announced a new platform designed to make developing applications for the Internet of Things’s world ...
Sense and the City: More smart buildings go wireless
This week’s Smart City roundup features the massive growth of wireless control systems for buildings, a report that makes sense of the Internet of Things in the city, an automatic shade that makes buildings much more interesting, and an event dedicated to new innovations for smart cities and buildings. Wireless control systems annual shipments on ...
Warning! Bitcoin could be ‘dangerous’, says CFPB
Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, Darkcoin, Stellar – these are just some of the digital currencies people are using to make online and even offline payments. There are even ATM that allow people to withdraw cash directly from their Bitcoin wallets, and some large companies like Dish Network Corp. and Dell Inc. have started accepting Bitcoin payments. ...
Senator demands the FTC protect fitness tracker data
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a call to safeguard fitness tracker data, a new portal for anything health and technology related, an acquisition to boost health tech efforts, and a new accelerator dedicated to health technology. Senator asks FTC to regulate fitness tracker data There are many fitness trackers available today that collect ...
Did the NSA ‘create’ Satoshi Nakamoto?
The CIA Project, a group dedicated to unearthing all of the government’s secret projects and making them public, has released a video claiming Bitcoin is actually the brainchild of the US National Security Agency. The video entitled CIA Project Bitcoin: Is Bitcoin a CIA or NSA project? claims that there is a lot of compelling ...
Smart Home security, AI butlers get fortified with cloud integration
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a new partnership strengthening home automation and security, an award-winning security robot, and a bass-thumping light bulb for audiophiles. Vivint and Cloudera bring Big Data expertise to smart homes Vivint Inc., a company that provides home automation and home security solutions, has partnered with Cloudera Inc., a provider ...