By Tim Scargill From fitness trackers to thermostats, bike locks and even socks, more and more of our products are getting connected. The opportunities for enterprise are huge – the research firm Bain predicts annual revenues for IoT products could exceed $470B by 2020. But in order to be successful in this space, it’s essential […]
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Quietly, Samsung may have just ushered in the era of the truly connected home. At a splashy event in New York on Wednesday (March 29), the company pulled the curtain back on Bixby, its new digital assistant that can understand contextual questions, and control internet-of-things devices. For now, it will only reside in its new
If there was any doubt about Samsung’s intent to be a force within the Internet of Things, those were put to rest Wednesday. In addition to introducing its long-anticipated Galaxy S8 smartphone, Samsung articulated its intent for the S8 to become the controlling device for all smart things in a home. At the phone introduction
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Eau Claire (WQOW) — The information you share on the internet could be up for grabs to the highest bidder. This month, Congress voted to overturn rules recently created by the FCC, meaning soon your internet service provider could sell things like your browsing history, app usage and geo-location. “There are people that are out
Suresh Ram, president of u-blox America. Suresh Ram has been appointed president of u-blox America, a wholly owned subsidiary of u-blox AG, a Swiss wireless and positioning technology company. Ram’s appointment takes effect immediately. He is responsible for sales, marketing, field applications and operations aimed at supporting the growing regional customer base. “The Internet of
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The Internet of Things is working its way into numerous vertical industries: Energy companies use sensors to monitor smart electricity grids; retailers use radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to track inventory; manufacturers closely watch connected sensors to predict when equipment will fail; the examples go on. What about the financial services industry? IoT has been
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Google has been slowly adding support for smart home brands to its smart speaker, the Google Home. In addition to launch partners Nest, Philips Hue and SmartThings, support for Honeywell and Belkin WeMo were added in January. Yesterday, it announced support for 12 new smart home integrations with its Google Home smart speaker. Among the
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Photo credit: Mashable In the midst of Samsung’s announcements today was the Samsung Connect Home, a mesh Wi-Fi router built to compete with Google’s internet solution known simply as Google Wifi. Two versions will become available, with the cheaper model featuring a 2 x 2 MU-MIMO antenna array, a slower processor, and speeds of 866
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The Internet of Things is opening new opportunities for the channel to make a real difference in the state, local and education (SLED) markets, solution providers told CRN. “Most of the [IoT] opportunities we see in the SLED market are in the infrastructure that enables IoT,” said Stephen Monteros, vice president of business development and strategic initiatives
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The vice president and digital head of Indian technology solutions firm Tech Mahindra has said that embracing the Internet of Things (IoT) doesn’t mean people will have to give up their privacy. In an interview with CNBC, Amit Sharma, said that the IoT is lacking adoption because of privacy issues and data protection, but that a
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