Today’s column is from the 11th annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF), this year in Guadalajara, Mexico. IGF is a United Nations-sponsored “multi-stakeholder” conference. Unlike many U.N. events, it is open not just to representatives of member states, but also to “civil society” (non-profits), academia and industry. To that end, there are people here from numerous governments around […]
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Bluetooth is aiming straight for the internet of things as the fifth version of the wireless protocol arrives with twice as much speed for low-power applications. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which gains the most from the new Bluetooth 5 specification, can now go as fast as 2Mbps (bits per second) and typically can cover a
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Samsung’s Powerbot line of vacuums set a high standard for the world of robotic cleaners when it debuted in 2014. Now, after just two years on the market, it appears the giant electronics company is ready to raise the bar even further. The successor to Samsung’s first go-round with autonomous vacuums, dubbed the Powerbot Turbo,
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The Internet of Things is still the “wild, wild west” for the technology industry, but if solution providers can hone the right set of skills, they can be major players in the nascent market. A panel of executives from three companies with different roles in IoT – Cypress Semiconductor, Lantronix, and Zentri – discussed the
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Advertisement Almost a month after a public beta which began in November, Spotify and manufacturer of smart speakers Sonos are finally releasing an update which gives users direct control of all Sonos speakers via the Spotify app. Controlling Sonos Speakers With Spotify The update fundamentally turns any Sonos speakers into an eligible Spotify Connect speaker, with Sonos’
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Microsoft clearly missed an opportunity here; just look at GE Lighting’s new LED table lamp (yes, that what it’s being called now). It looks just like the Cortana ring that you would find within Windows 10 or Windows 10 Mobile (or perhaps like one of those hipster Dyson fans). But instead, the GE LED table
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The evolution of connected devices can be traced to early Internet days and e-commerce’s emergence. Since the early 2000s, the physical product world has morphed at a rapid pace, as consumers shifted behavior to online commerce and entertainment. Smartphones and the ubiquity of wireless networks arose to replace desktops as the primary point of consumer
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TP-Link WiFi Smart Plug Talk of ‘connected’ or ‘smart’ homes often causes eyes to roll. It’s not just the ludicrous cost that such concepts have historically had, with their expensive rewiring requirements. It’s that no one really explained what a ‘connected’ or ‘smart’ home really was or why it would be of any use to
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MICROSOFT UPDATE: Windows 10 could be about to get a fancy new feature 2016 has been the year of the smart speaker. Amazon launched its internet connected Echo earlier this year and Google is joining the party with its Home speaker which should arrive in the UK next year. Now it seems Microsoft wants to
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The futuristic glow of GE’s new LED table lamp embedded with Amazon’s Alexa. Image: GE Lighting On Wednesday, GE debuted the first stand-alone LED table lamp embedded with Amazon Alexa Voice Service. The futuristic-looking lamp has a modern vibe, with a glowing LED-filled circular tube on a small gray base. The voice-controlled table lamp has
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