Enlarge Image The SevenHugs HugOne Sleep Tracking System. SevenHugs French tech startup SevenHugs has a fancy-looking sleep tracking system that’s available now in the US. Called the HugOne, the $180 system is a colorful, family friendly set of gizmos. Place one of the system’s sleep sensors on the corner of your bed (one for each […]
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| | Share 8 Uses of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality for the Enterprise Telemedicine continues to get rave reviews in the press. What could be better than providing good care to folks who are either too sick or too far away to make it to the doctor’s office? A story by a couple
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Screenshot: FIFA goal-line technology The sporting industry has come a long way since the ’60s. It has carved out for itself a niche with its roots so deep that I cannot fathom the sports industry showing any sign of decline any time soon – or later. The reason can be found in this seemingly subtle
From now until 2020, the global Internet of Things is expected to grow at a CAGR of 36 percent. That’s according to a new report out this week. While some believe the IoT is still in its infancy, PYMNTS continues to monitor this network through the IoT Tracker, sponsored by Intel, focusing on technology integrated into
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Researchers Discover 47 New Security Vulnerabilities across 23 Devices and 21 Manufacturers; Executive Leadership from FTC and FCC Weigh in. BALTIMORE, MD – September 14, 2016. New dangers in both home security and municipal power facilities were revealed as the results of the 2nd Annual IoT Village, which was held at DEF CON 24, were
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Image: iStock/Thampapon 5G, the next mobile network standard, is supposed to address mobile users’ demand for faster network access and more robust coverage areas as their reliance on their devices continues to evolve. According to David Talbot of MIT Technology Review, 5G offers vast improvements and “is expected to provide Internet connections at least 40
The USDA has launched the Branded Food Product Database, an informational hub for consumers, the food industry and researchers alike that contains the nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods. “There is so much data from the public and private sectors that can improve the health and quality of life
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Third grade students study on computers using online learning in the lab at Rocketship SI Se Puede, a charter, public elementary school, on February 18, 2014 in San Jose, California.Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images The Internet of Things, the connection of devices (other than standard products such as computers and smartphones) to the
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While it’s convenient to turn lights on, lock doors, check humidity levels and monitor energy use in your home with your smartphone, those conveniences come at a cost; even something as seemingly harmless as monitoring calorie burn with a connected device can lead to a breach. Billion dollar companies are having a hard time shielding themselves against hackers,
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From dumpster to smart home AUSTIN–Jeff Wilson, CEO and founder of KASITA, moved from a modern, comfortable, 3,000 square-foot home to a 33 square-foot dumpster. His inspiration for the drastic, unconventional change came from a UCLA study that tracked the movements of 32 middle class families throughout their homes, and determined that most of a home
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