IDC estimates annual spending related to devices connected to the “Internet of Things” — or IoT for short — will hit $1.7 trillion by 2020, notes growth stock expert Keith Fitz-Gerald, editor of High Velocity Profits. I think the figure is more like $2 trillion given that the number of connected devices is growing so […]
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One of the best examples of automation in the last fifty years has been the rise of the self-service gas station. Now with Internet of Things (IoT) technology, the industry is looking at improve efficiency and safety in operations. Despite high levels of tech in individual gas stations most outlets have a collection of old
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What can the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) market offer small and midsized businesses (SMBs)? Plenty, according to Sarah Lahav, CEO of IT help desk and service management specialist SysAid. By the end of this year, the IoT will encompass 8.4 billion connected devices, or “things,” predicted Gartner recently, a 31 percent increase compared to
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If you’re like me, you appreciate the ability to complete tasks without having to put in too much effort. I have all of my lights syncing with my smartphone so that I can turn them on using an app, and I have the same type of setup for my garage door, security system, and more.
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CHANNEL PARTNERS CONFERENCE & EXPO — AT&T is deepening its IoT portfolio in two of its channel programs and encouraging partners to take up the opportunity. AT&T has rolled out several channel-oriented tools and solutions for IoT this week at the Channel Partners Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. AT&T Partner Exchange launched a written guide for
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University of Florida students share their work in smart technology Deborah Strange @DeborahJStrange The future of things is in the Internet of Things, showcased Wednesday at the University of Florida’s College of Engineering. In celebrating the launch of the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, dozens of students shared their research in smart technology
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CalAmp (NASDAQ:CAMP) calls itself a pure-play in the connected vehicle market and the broader Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) space. That’s an accurate description, but it’s not a helpful one for investors trying to figure out what exactly the company does, and how it makes money. So, let’s break down CalAmp’s business to what the
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A version of this essay was originally published at Tech.pinions, a website dedicated to informed opinions, insight and perspective on the tech industry. For years, the mantra in the world of business software and enterprise IT has been “data is the new gold.” The idea was that companies of nearly every shape and size, across
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Screencap: Google/YouTube Just hours after launching, Burger King’s new smart home ad campaign is already crashing like the goddamn Hindenburg. On Wednesday, the company released a weirdly intrusive 15-second spot designed to intentionally trigger viewers’ Google Home devices. In theory, the devices would then read back a list of the Whopper’s ingredients from Wikipedia. Anonymous
By Patrick Kulp2017-04-12 18:12:45 UTC [embedded content] Okay, Google, this could get annoying. A new ad from Burger King sets out to trigger Google Home and Android devices with the company’s signature prompt. “Okay Google, what is the Whopper burger?” a fast food employee asks in the 15-second spot. For anyone with certain Google-powered gadgets
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