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Should currencies be privatized and replaced with Bitcoin?
In a post published by the free-market Institute of Economic Affairs, author and professor of finance and economics at Durham University Kevin Dowd is calling for the privatization of the British pound and replacing it with Bitcoin. In the post, Dowd explains how Bitcoin, or a better cryptocurrency that may replace it in the future, ...
Smart cities need two things to thrive : People + speedy Internet
This week’s Smart City roundup features a more affordable way to transition into smart cities, America’s “first” smart city, and a few ideas on the areas in which smart cities should be focused. Silver Spring Network’s affordable smart city solution Many cities’ goal might be to connect everything to the Internet so traffic will ...
Smart, everyday object send covert messages + detect toxins
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a cup that knows what you’re chugging down, a hoodie that covertly sends messages, and a headband that can relieve stress. Vessyl We’ve all been told that we need to drink at least eight glasses of water a day to keep our body functioning at its optimum level, ...
GHash gains 51 percent of Bitcoin’s mining power, should you worry?
For the past weeks, there have been rumblings about mining pool GHash.io, operated by anonymous entity CEX.io, getting close to 51 percent control of Bitcoin’s mining power. The concern is that if GHash has majority of the control over mining, it could lead to the centralization of Bitcoin. If a single entity takes control of ...
Smart homes connected + controlled by smart cars
This week’s Smart Living roundup features Google’s HomeKit competitor, a way to turn your boring garden into a smart one, and a collaboration between a car and an appliance manufacturer. Google expected to launch HomeKit competitor at I/O Google I/O, Google’s annual developer event, will be kicking off later this month and we can ...
Smart World Weekly: WebOS revival, Comfy office spaces + more
This week’s Smart World Series features how LG leveraged WebOS to its advantage, new tools for OEMs and developers in the wearable tech market, a new solution to keep the workplace comfortable, and Sprint’s efforts to bring SaaS products to its consumers. For those who missed this week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to ...
Utility + consumer services blend in Smart IT era
This week’s Smart Infrastructure roundup features Sprint’s SaaS investment, Schneider’s smart UPS, and Google’s rumored plan for the power grid. Sprint partners with ItsOn for SaaS Sprint and ItsOn Inc., a company that specializes in Mobile Smart Services, have penned a multi-year agreement to provide the network carrier the ability to design and implement ...
Dollars and sensors : Smart tech keeps buildings cool + connected
This week’s Smart City roundup feature a system that lets employees control office temperature, a way for small business owners to save on their electric bill, and a district-wide WiFi project to connect more people. Comfy office If you work in an office with a central temperature control, you’ve probably experienced rigidly cold temperatures ...
New tools support the business of wearable tech
This week’s Smart Health roundup features a new sensor hub algorithm for wearable tech, Salesforce’s wearable tech developer kit, and a ring that fuses fashion and tech. QuickLogic’s new sensor hub algorithm for wearable tech With the advent of wearable tech, device manufacturers (OEMs) are rushing to release their products out to market, all ...
WebOS sees new life in smart homes, leverages 1 million user milestone
This week’s Smart Living roundup features WebOS’ new life as a smart home solution, and home automation solution for DIYers. WebOS now in 1 million homes When HP acquired Palm, many had high hopes for the WebOS platform, but it HP failed to utilize it to its full potential and eventually failed in its ...