To compete with the surging popularity of smart-home controllers, LG is at work on its own version of a Bluetooth speaker. The “SmartThinQ Hub” aims to provide competition to rival devices including Amazon’s Echo speaker; a device which bolstered the use of virtual assistants and voice-controlled speakers. LG confirmed plans for the speaker at this […]
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anchor Image courtesy of the University of Miami School of Architecture The project, which is being designed by UM SoA’s Responsive Architecture and Design Lab (RAD-UM Lab), will be built next to the Yucatán Science and Technology Park (YSTP), established by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. RAD-UM Lab specializes in technology-based designing and the
anchor Image courtesy of the University of Miami School of Architecture The project, which is being designed by UM SoA’s Responsive Architecture and Design Lab (RAD-UM Lab), will be built next to the Yucatán Science and Technology Park (YSTP), established by the National Autonomous University of Mexico. RAD-UM Lab specializes in technology-based designing and the
Petnet automated feeder. Pet-care technology is a booming business. Just ask Carlos Herrera, chief executive of automated pet feeder maker Petnet, whose downtown company just received a $10 million Series A round led by San Diego’s Petco Animal Supplies Inc. Online financial services firm Aspiration Growth and other undisclosed investors also participated. “The fastest trend
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Normally, us Brits only have to wait a few months at the most to enjoy new products from the world’s biggest technology companies. However, when it comes to the Amazon Echo, we’ve been left on the outside looking in as the company continues upgrade Alexa’s capabilities. That may soon change, though, because this morning an
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Amazon‘s aggressive push to put Alexa in the homes of American consumers may soon be getting a fairly big bump. According to reports by CNET, Amazon is reportedly in negotiations with Lenovo to place Alexa on its computing (and other) devices. Lenovo is the world’s largest PC maker. Reports come from an unnamed Lenovo executive
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Industry and government should address the urgent security and privacy issues surrounding the Internet of Things by using the framework of cybersecurity standards developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, according to panelists at a National Telecommunications and Information Administration IoT policy workshop today. The NTIA workshop is part of an effort by
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South Korea’s LG Electronics said on Friday it is partnering with Amazon.com amzn on smart-home services, enabling the U.S. company’s services such as the Alexa virtual assistant on some of the electronics maker’s devices. LG said in a statement Alexa will work with its SmartThinkQ Hub, an LG device used to connect with home appliances
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Federal and state government panelists at a workshop Thursday said NIST’s cybersecurity framework is a good approach government can take to develop standards for the IoT. (Getty Images) It isn’t easy to figure out what exactly the government should do to get ahead of the rapidly growing Internet of Things. But panelists ranging from major
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