You may know Thalmic Labs for its Myo armband. Based on the amount of money the company just raised and its own ambitions, you might know it for something completely different in the future. The company today announced the completion of a $120 million Series B round of funding. It was led by Intel Capital, […]
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Chatbots were meh. Sure, they’ll get better. But the upcoming innovation in chat is about being more human, not less. With the proliferation of adequate speech recognition, AI assistants and wireless headphones, the tech is ready to unlock the potential of our most basic form of communication. Soon, we’ll talk and listen to our messaging
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The need an IoT Infrastructure is approaching faster than you think. With the Internet of Things (IoT) there are new and critical considerations to think about as one prepares for what’s ahead. Are you ready for it? To start planning and preparing now for a network infrastructure for IoT, we have to understand the requirements for
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There’s something intriguing about low-fi solutions to high-tech problems and the Glance Clock is no exception. In today’s world, a missed Uber can be the difference between a confidence-inducing 5.0 rider rating and a clearly shameful 4.8. Glance Clock, a smart clock that launched at TechCrunch’s hardware battlefield in Las Vegas, looks more analog than
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The promise of 5G for the internet of things has been widely touted: faster connections, increased security, greater bandwidth and more. These important features expand our current connected abilities and facilitate the technology of the future. This is by design — since 5G is actively in development, service providers are intentionally building a purpose-built network
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The future is looking bright for Nucleus, a newly launched “connected home intercom system” dreamed up by Lower Merion-based entrepreneur Jonathan Frankel. Slideshow Advertisment On sale now for a tad more than a month, this flat-screen device allows a user to see, hear, and talk to folks in other parts of the house. The Nucleus
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Google is demonstrating a stronger focus on travel data with the launch of the Google Trips travel app, Google Destinations for desktop, and the acquisition of Urban Engines to support route analytics through sensors tied to the Internet of Things (IoT). The Google Trips travel app — available for free on Android and iOS and
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(Source: Shutterstock/branislavpudar) The brick and mortar of an industrial Internet of Things is arriving with a security framework designed to balance the safety and reliability requirements of industrial operations with an attempt to define the “trustworthiness” of emerging manufacturing networks. An industrial IoT security blueprint released on Monday (Sept. 19) by a two-year-old industry consortium
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From smart houses and cities to devices that help you find your keys, Internet of Things technology is everywhere you turn. The explosion of IoT innovation owes much to the falling cost of connected sensors, but the computing power and convenience cloud service providers bring to the table have played a big role, too. “Our
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Reuters/Stringer E-commerce is growing every year and shows no signs of slowing down. E-commerce sales in the U.S. eclipsed $97 billion during the second quarter of 2016, which marked almost nearly 16% year-over-year (YoY) growth, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. This was the greatest YoY increase since Q3 2014. More importantly, U.S. e-commerce growth has regularly outpaced the
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