Trey Pascador, Author at Padtronics

Things buying things — How the Internet of Things is becoming the Internet of Commerce

Rapid change in the payments market is leading to commerce experiences that are more seamless in nature and more convenient for the end user, writes Pizza Hut’s director of digital ventures Meysam Moradpour. “But with rapid change comes a need for a look in the mirror,” he warns. “Stakeholders must assess the potential downfalls of […]

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Google Home & Amazon Echo Could Soon Handle Voice Calls

But will they have their own numbers or simply act as an extension of your smartphone? 2017 could be the year that Amazon’s Echo and Google’s Home replace your smartphone, at least, when you’re at home. That’s because these chatty device are thought to be adding the ability to handle voice calls. Both devices need

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Alexa and Google Home want to play telephone

Alexa, Call The Office We make calls on smartphones and over our computers. Soon, we may be making calls from our smart hubs. Amazon and Google are looking into how to turn the Amazon Echo and Google Home into home telephones, with the ability to make and accept calls. Home telephones are on the wane

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How the Internet of Things Will Revolutionize Business

The internet of things (IoT) is the term used to describe the increasing network of physical objects such as appliances, printers, security systems, and more that utilize internet connectivity and an IP address to communicate with other systems and devices. What was once merely a novel convenience has begun to permeate every aspect of people’s

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Smart Speakers From Google And Amazon Could Turn Into Phone Replacements

Tech Amazon Echo and Google Home may transform into home phones. (Photo : The Tech Chap / YouTube) The tech giants Amazon and Google are reportedly working on adding voice-calling features to their Echo and Google Home smart speakers. The two companies are considering turning their gadgets into phone replacements. Google Home And Amazon Echo

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IT for Industry: Rocket Science?

In McGregor, Texas, the rumble of rocket engine testing rattles windows miles away. It is there, amid pastures in central Texas, that SpaceX tests the engines that drive cargo ships to the International Space Station as well as the dream of one day settling Mars. Test data fed to LabView software from National Instruments (NI)

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Schneider Electric Exec: Data Analytics In IoT Could Provide A Windfall For Solution Providers

Solution providers who are looking for the money in the Internet of Things would do well to look beyond connectivity solutions to the use of real-time data, Schneider Electric Vice President of IoT Marketing Arthur Silva said. “The advancement of analytics capabilities and where we apply that from a Schneider Electric perspective, we don’t sit

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AT&T to Roll Out IoT Network Nationwide in Q2

Coming off the successful test of a network to support the Internet of Things, AT&T Inc. (T) announced it is gearing up to deploy a LTE-M network around the country in the second quarter of this year, ahead of schedule. The wireless carrier is planning to make its LTE-M network available in Mexico by the

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Do IoT security risks require new legislation or will standards suffice?

SAN FRANCISCO — While most of the attendees supported government regulation as a necessary part of taming the security threats raised by the internet of things, the experts on the panel titled ” Internet of Insecurity: Can Industry Solve It or Is Regulation Required?” hashed out some of the details. On the panel were Bruce

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IoT Group Sets Broad Agenda

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A group of more than 50 organizations released a broad framework this week for delivering services across the Internet of Things. The OpenFog Reference Architecture aims to set a baseline for guiding work on standards and product design, starting with security. The year-old group defines “fog” broadly to cover everything from

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