Amazon’s Echo, Google Home and all manner of voice controlled smart home devices are set to have a breakout year of sales in 2017. These ‘voice first’ gadgets are set to sell 24.5 million units this year. That might not sound immediately impressive but well, it is because it’s more than three times the 6.5 […]
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Telia and 7Sense are offering what they call the world’s first smart irrigation system based on NB-IoT. Image: Telia In what it describes as a first for the Nordics region, Norwegian firm Telia has launched a commercial narrowband Internet of Things service, allowing operators to offer communication to and from connected devices over their existing
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When it comes to smart home devices, consumers seem to be open to sharing control and data if it means saving money. U.S. homeowners are interested in measuring and monitoring activities in the home, especially energy usage, and would share their data to receive a discount, according to new research from Parks Associates. More than
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$34.99 Featuring a sleek new form-factor that allows you to stack two Mini Smart Plugs in the same outlet, the WeMo Mini gives you control of your lights and small appliances whenever you want, wherever you choose, with tons of options for scheduling and automation. Paired with Amazon Alexa, you can control your lamps and
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Image source: Getty Images. Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is transitioning from a PC-focused business to one that will rely heavily on cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. To accelerate its position in the fast-expanding IoT market, the semiconductor company has been making a major acquisitions push that is building competencies in key areas. Click through the
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The only thing holding threat actors back is the return on investment which may only be a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. ESET researchers predict the next step in the evolution of ransomware is “jackware” or ransomware designed to target connected devices subsequently creating a ransomware of things (RoT). Researcher Stephen Cobb argues the
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Want to utilize existing IFTTT recipes for your Alexa devices and also create your own automation recipes for your Amazon developed voice-controlled gadget? There’s a channel for that. The Alexa channel on IFTTT is located here: https://ifttt.com/amazon_alexa To get started you first have to connect IFTTT to your Amazon Alexa account using the big CONNECT button
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To shore up its software offerings, Cisco has agreed to acquire AppDynamics for roughly $3.7 billion in cash and assumed equity awards. The announcement comes just days before the San Francisco-based application intelligence software startup was expected to go public. “Applications have become the lifeblood of a company’s success,” Rowan Trollope, SVP and general manager
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CES 2017 bore good news for anyone who has bought into Lutron’s Caséta Wireless smart home devices. In addition to Apple HomeKit and Amazon Alexa, Lutron now works with Samsung SmartThings and the Nest Cam, making for a very impressive list of compatible devices and services. There are some hurdles. Caséta Wireless uses a proprietary wireless connection
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This year, several smartphone manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung Electronics, Huawei, LG and Xiaomi are expected to introduce new devices that feature better AI-based assistants in an effort to increase overall market share, according to industry reports. Apple developing “enhanced Siri” this year Apple acquired Seattle-based learning startup Turi in August 2016 in an effort to
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