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Home Review: Why Upgrades, Not Purchasing, Is The Key To IoT Market Share

In a world where we replace our technology every two or three years, wouldn’t it be nice to simply update what we already have? For appliance makers worldwide, making sure their products are synonymous with all things ‘smart’ and ‘connected’ is the new imperative. Things that were previously un-technological have suddenly sprouted circuits, and soon […]

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IoT is 'something real'

That’s how Marketing Communications Manager Shane Novacek of Beckhoff, in last month’s Part Two of our PACK EXPO Innovations Report, described the growing interest in the Internet of Things now being shown by professionals operating in the packaging space. “Real” is a good word to use these days for IoT. Because the benefits it offers

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Steelcase bets on the connected office with Microsoft partnership

GRAND RAPIDS — Steelcase Inc. has partnered with a global tech firm to capitalize on the growing market for connected devices in the office. After years of increasing the technological content in the modern office, Grand Rapids-based Steelcase (NYSE: SCS) has created five office layouts — dubbed “Creative Spaces” — that integrate Microsoft Corp.’s Surface

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Consumers Warm To Idea of TV As Smart-home Hub

Even when faced with competition from other devices, the television has managed to maintain its place as the center of the home. And it may solidify that position even further as the Internet of Things develops. According to a new report from Strategy Analytics, while consumers are still primarily interested in better picture quality the

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5 Things You Need to Know About Applied Materials

Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) may seem at first glance like a boring company. It sells the fabrication tools that semiconductor companies use to make the components that in turn power fun things like smartphones and tablets. So you could say the company is about two steps removed from cool. But that’s OK, because despite its lowly

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Amazon Is Pulling Out All the Stops Against Apple and Google in the Voice Assistant Wars

Although Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Echo homemaker / voice assistant has become a huge success and created positive media attention, the Alexa voice assistant that operates Echo hardware is still in crucial matters at a strategic disadvantage compared to Alphabet / Google , Apple, and Microsoft’s competing offerings. Google and Apple’s assistants each shipped hundreds

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Google Home Lambasted For Spreading Fake News And Conspiracy Theories

Google Assistant on Google Home is in the news but for all the wrong reasons. Apparently, BBC media has covered a story wherein they have lambasted Google’s search algorithms on Google Home for spreading false news and baseless theories (mostly, conspiracy). The news came in light when BBC’s tech reporter Rory Cellan-Jones tweeted a video,

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Zumtobel Teams with E.Leclerc on Retail IoT and Lighting Pilot Project

Zumtobel Group of Dornbirn, Austria, and E.Leclerc of Langon, France a hypermarket of the major France retail chain are joining forces on a pilot project to bring the “Internet of Light” to retail stores. The two companies plan to work with partners to validate innovative Internet of Things (IoT) use cases in the E.Leclerc Hypermarché

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Security firm finds hidden backdoor in Chinese 'smart' products

The potentially serious issue was found by researchers at TrustWave. The company discovered that “numerous” devices by Chinese brand DblTek contain a hidden and undocumented root shell that can be remotely accessed. The shell allows attackers to login to the device with full system privileges, effectively giving them unhindered access to the product and its

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Logitech sees growth opportunity, seeks to build more HomeKit, Google Now devices

Long-time accessory maker is looking to widen its involvement into the home automation and “internet of things” marketplaces, rather than throwing in as a development partner solely with Apple, Amazon, or Google. After a market recovery earning the company $1 billion in sales, with 50% margins, Logitech is seeking deeper entry into the burgeoning home

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