Philips Lighting has a couple of exciting announcements today, the first being that it has “enhanced” the Amazon Alexa skill for its Philips Hue light bulb for users located in North America. As well, the company says it is expanding that skill into the United Kingdom and Germany, allowing Hue owners in both of those […]
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The potential of connected devices, or the Internet of Things, has at times been challenged by reports of security problems. But the Online Trust Alliance says the real problem is poor security policy. Think the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) is problematic from a security perspective? It might be, but those security problems
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Alexa … do you know the Queen? The brain that powers the voice-activated Amazon Echo is about to get a whole lot busier. According to an Amazon, Alexa now has more than 3,000 skills at her disposal, which represents a significant increase from the 135 or so she had back in January. The latest update
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We already knew it was coming –thanks to an accidental tweet Amazon posted earlier this week – but now it’s official: Amazon’s connected speaker Echo Dot is back in stock and at a lower price point of $49.99. The Alexa-powered device offers many of the same features that you’ll find in its larger counterpart, the
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Is automation security’s only hope? By Matt Leonard Sep 14, 2016 As attacks on digital infrastructure continue to cause headaches in both government and the private sector, increased automation can help, security experts said at a Sept. 13 Meritalk cybersecurity workshop. This automation will be especially critical as the Internet of Things takes shape, they
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Amazon first launched its Echo speaker in November 2014, and it has quickly become a dominant force in the personal digital assistant market. Roughly a year ago, Amazon opened up the Alexa engine that powers the Echo to developers. The resulting Alexa Skills allow developers to “plug-in” their services to the speaker using voice commands. Now,
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Late yesterday, Amazon seemed to leak the existence of a second-generation Echo Dot, tweeting out an announcement of the new device before quickly deleting the tweet in question. It didn’t take long for the company to officially announce the latest iteration of the Echo Dot, putting it up for pre-order today on its virtual storefront.
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Use cases for analyzing data ATLANTA – Ron Bodkin, founder and president of Think Big, hosted a panel titled “The key to unlocking value in the internet of things? Managing data!” at the Teradata PARTNERS 2016 conference in Atlanta, and emphasized that a variety of data is a key element to any “internet of things” system, and that
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While brands and marketers grapple with how to deal with an IoT future, governments officials around the country are tackling various aspects of creating so-called smart cities. And just as brands and agencies work with numerous new meanings of terms like big data and real time, government entities are looking at concepts like M2M (machine-to-machine)
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Orion Labs’ Onyx, a walkie-talkie that lets you chat with people anywhere in the world, is now available for purchase. Onyx will also soon be able to talk to Amazon’s Alexa, meaning you will be able to quickly ask the voice assistant for the latest headlines, weather forecasts, and more. Onyx is a round button that clips
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