Forget about self-driving cars: In Germany, the Internet of Things starts with hot dogs. Certuss Dampfautomaten GmbH, a Krefeld-based maker of steam generators used for anything from cooking sausages to sterilizing medical instruments, used to fly repairmen out to far-flung locations to restart broken-down machinery. Now sensors in the machines send data on 60 items […]
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This new FIRE HD tablet from Amazon features an 8-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor, Dolby Audio speakers, rear and front-facing cameras and 12-hour battery life. When Fire OS 5.4 is released, this new tablet will have Alexa enabled. Alexa provides quick access to the entertainment you want, including music,
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Michael Dell says scale is necessary in a fast-changing IT world, while Meg Whitman says being smaller and more nimble will win out. The diametrically opposed strategies that Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are taking to navigate their way through a rapidly changing tech industry were on full display the same day last week,
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Advertisement Amazon’s Alexa becomes more capable, learning a new skill called Twitter Reader to tell users what’s trending on the social media platform. As everyone may have figured out by now, owners of an Echo speaker or any other Alexa-supported device can ask it about what’s up on Twitter and even items from their personal
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Photo: FM The Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort to advance blockchain technology, has announced the addition of FFan Technology – part of the Chinese real estate giant Wanda Group. As a premier member, Wanda will contribute to the development of the project’s mission to create an enterprise grade, open source distributed ledger technology. Join the industry leaders
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There’s no rest for the die-hard gizmo tracker who takes off in August. It’s a hyperactive time for product releases in New York, segueing into the giant IFA electronics show in Berlin where even more are unveiled. Consider these finds from my (sigh) “busman’s holiday.” Slideshow Advertisment Alexa will rule the world. Amazon’s voice command
To prepare for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), there is an important first step for organizations: Digitalization. That was the message from Siemens executives at this week’s Siemens PLM industry analyst conference in Boston, who recapped their several-year journey of acquisitions and product portfolio integration in order to align product lifecycle management (PLM) software
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Many chipmakers have rallied over the past year, thanks to improving sales of chips for mobile devices, Internet of Things devices, connected cars, and other gadgets. That optimism boosted the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index by 20% since the beginning of 2016, which easily outperformed the Nasdaq’s 6% gain. However, two major chipmakers, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and NXP
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Caption + Integration engineer Rickey Clark and mechanical engineer Aron Seader move a coffee machine that will serve as a proof of concept outside of the CertainSafe building on Tuesday, August 16, 2016. The machine will recognize when an employee is at the building and brew their coffee of choice upon their arrival. Photo by
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In this special guest feature, Veli-Pekka Luoma, Director of Advanced Analytics for IoT at Comptel, takes a close look at the upward trajectory for the Internet of Things industry and how this new technology opens the door to exciting gains in operational efficiency and service opportunity. Veli-Pekka has the responsibility for connecting Comptel’s superior capabilities in
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