Trey Pascador, Author at Padtronics

FogHorn Expands 2017 IIoT Thought Leadership Outreach

Fog computing startup announces participation at a record number of events this year, showcasing its edge intelligence platform for industrial IoT (IIoT). Mountain View, CA (PRWEB) March 28, 2017 FogHorn™ Systems, a leading developer of “edge intelligence” software for industrial and commercial Internet of Things applications, today provided a year-to-date review of events driving its […]

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Open Connectivity Foundation and Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association Announce …

SINGAPORE–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The growing billions of connected devices should be able to communicate with one another regardless of manufacturer, operating system, chipset or physical transport. The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), a leading Internet of Things standards body, is creating a specification and sponsoring an open source project (IoTivity) to achieve that goal. Today, the OCF is announcing a

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Keep it simple: Use the FetchItGo remote to control your smart home devices

Why it matters to you Simplify your smart home devices with a single remote control panel. Did you really sign on to be your family’s smart home device manager? Equipping your home with a suite of smart home devices can make your home smarter. But unless it’s easy for all family members to activate the

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Google adds new smart device support to Assistant

Google has announced that Google Assistant now supports a few more home automation devices alongside all the products it already supports. Those devices are the Best Buy Insignia WiFi plug, LIFX bulbs, Wink, and TP-Link devices. On top of that, there are a bunch more brand and devices now supported. The list includes Anova, August (though

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Samsung finally has something positive to talk about

Lee Jae-yong, vice president of Samsung Electronics and Samsung Group’s heir apparent, arrives at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul on Feb. 25, 2017.(Photo: Yonhap, European Pressphoto Agency) SAN FRANCISCO — Good news for a change from Samsung? Yes, it’s possible. For months, Samsung Electronics has been synonymous with bad tidings. Prior to Wednesday’s expected introduction

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W3C Launches Web of Things Working Group for IoT Standardization and API Development

The W3C has launched a Web of Things Working Group to explore standardization among a growingly disparate market force. The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to pick up speed among industries across the board, and without a current standardization methodology, the W3C, among others, sees unhelpful fragmentation. As with most standardization efforts, W3C hopes the

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Get Google Home for $99, Amazon Echo Tap for $89.98

If you are excited by the news that the Google Home voice assistant device has just added support for a large number of new smart home devices, Microcenter has the deal for you. They are offering the Google Home voice-activated speaker for $99. That’s $30 off the usual price, and it’s an in-store pickup deal

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Google Home Launches in the UK (GOOG, AMZN)

Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) subsidiary Google is launching its smart assistant Google Home in the U.K. on April 6. The company also plans to launch Google Wifi, a service that enables usage of multiple connected devices, on the same date. In a blog post making the announcement, the Mountain View, California-based company said it has “hidden

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Commercial IoT: Big Trouble in Small Devices

There are endless scenarios where hackers could wreak havoc on the industrial Internet of Things. There’s also a readily available solution called ‘HIP.’ It’s impossible to ignore the explosion of connected “things” today. Everywhere we turn there’s a new connected device. Hundreds to millions of unmanned devices and sensors are being deployed on everything from

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How Will Artificial Intelligence Improve the Internet of Things?

From DVRs and smart fridges to smartphones and voice-activated technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly becoming part of our daily lives. These devices are capable of collecting thousands of bytes of data every single day, and companies are hoarding that data in the hopes that predictive algorithms will be able to glean some

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