By Edward Sheldon CFA The Internet of Things ((IoT)) is a rapidly growing industry, with the number of connected devices forecast to grow to somewhere in the region of 50 billion by 2020, from 13 billion in 2015. With a vast array of applications including self-driving cars, smart metering and intelligent street lighting, the IoT […]
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As if the act of reaching for a remote control were just too much of burden, I’ve now added the ability to control my home theater by voice command. It’s a neat parlor trick, but will the function really prove useful? When I was a kid, my family’s living room TV was connected to a
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The Internet of Things (IoT) is slowly but steadily becoming a part of our everyday lives. Smart speakers are at the forefront of this tech revolution seeing how they’re not only extremely convenient but also relatively cheap in comparison to something like an Internet-enabled refrigerator or a connected garage door. Now, as this type of consumer electronics
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Climate change is a hot topic. It played a part in the debate leading to the recent US presidential election, but its reach and the attention it is getting go way beyond. The global scientific community is not only united in its conviction that anthropogenic climate change is real, but also working in collaboration and
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Tong ZhangSenior EditorReged: 06/26/02Posts: 14711Loc: Texas GUESS Watches has announced the addition of Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice service to their wearable tech timepiece GUESS Connect, available today. The GUESS Connect smartwatch, powered by Martian, offers hands-free intelligent features through voice command. The voice command technology enables users to shop online, create a workout, learn a
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The Internet of Things involves automating many things but it also involves activities initiated by those connected things. One of those activities involves the automated buying of things, such as household supplies. For example, when my HP printer is running low on ink, HP mails me new cartridges in advance. Since the printer is on
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A Google Home device waits … listening …Photo: Google At this point, early in their technological life cycles, it’s not surprising that voice-activated assistants like Amazon’s Alexa speaker and the Google Home need some work. So what if they can’t always quite understand what you’re saying? These devices are powered by complex algorithms that process
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NPD, in its Connected Home Forecast, said that by the end of 2019, there will be 238 million installed devices connected to the Internet and able to deliver apps to TVs, representing 59% growth from 2015 to 2019. Connected TVs will continue to be a key source of growth. The research firm said connected TVs are will
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Datorama, a marketing analytics innovator, has announced that it platform for marketing analytics has an integration with Amazon Alexa for enabling professionals to verbally interact with all their data. The new functionality – “Ask Datorama Anything”, allows marketers to not only issue commands but also ask questions to the Marketing Integration Engine of Datorama using
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CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES® to address the role of connected health services in the smart home DALLAS, TX–(Marketwired – Dec 21, 2016) – Parks Associates announced new research today showing that 58% of smart watch owners in the U.S. use their smart watch for fitness tracking, the most popular use case for this device. The