NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — The global IoT in retail market is expected to reach USD 94.44 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. This growth can be attributed to the merging of digital and in-store operations in retail stores. SOURCE Reportlinker
The radio industry is already facing increased competition on the platform it has owned for so many decades, but what happens when consumers are able to seamlessly talk to Amazon’s Alexa in their cars, and easily get their music and entertainment, without touching anything, just like they do in their homes? That’s where Director of …
Forget The Jetsons. The voice-activated “smart home” of the future is already here, and we got to tour one in Northern Kentucky, just set up by Cincinnati Bell. All you need is a few gadgets, a control center, and your voice, and you can control dozens of things in your house. That’s because Amazon’s Echo …
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Amazon has brought its hosting services back online after more than four hours of errors that took down sites and services across the web. Hosting services are now “operating normally,” Amazon says, and the errors that had been popping up throughout the day are supposed to have been resolved. A huge number of companies rely …
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They came from around the country. They came from around the world, Journalists. Professors. Librarians. Software Developers. Activists, and Data Scientists. A gathering that ordinarily would have taken months of planning and a team of organizers and programmers was instead the work of a handful of hardworking volunteers and a quickly put together group of …
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Cord-cutters should be very excited to learn about YouTube TV, a streaming-service coming from Google that hopes to rival Sling, Roku, Hulu and your local cable-provider. The service will launch in select markets, and for just $35. YouTube TV will offer live TV streaming from ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, ESPN, regional sports networks and dozens …
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Back in 2014 a few of our editors made the switch to keyless entryways, and Schlage was the favorite choice at the time. Three years later, and we all still love our new systems, but Schlage has added a few technical advancements that might make it time for an upgrade. Schlage announced that the company …
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Mike George, VP Alexa, Echo and Appstore for Amazon. Rick Wilking / Reuters In the near future, Amazon’s Alexa could be on the other end of your next call to tech support. With call centers expected to become a more than $15 billion industry in the next five years, the online retail giant has apparently …
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CARMEL, Ind., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Schlage®, a brand of Allegion® that has been creating stylish, innovative door hardware for more than 95 years, today announced it will provide voice activation accessibility to its Schlage Connect™ Touchscreen Deadbolt via Amazon Alexa. This added level of functionality enables consumers to utilize Alexa-enabled devices, such as …
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When buying a smart lock, most consumers want remote access. However, you usually have to pay extra for this service from the lock manufacturer or pair your smart lock with a connected hub. Today Kwikset, a leading smart lock manufacturer, announced its new integration with Samsung SmartThings™. The integration will allow owners of Kwikset® SmartCode™ …
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