A key hurdle to widespread gigabit-speed Internet is the high cost of getting fiber optic lines over the last mile — from the fiber backbone in nearby streets to each house. But increasingly, cellular operators, broadband providers including Google Fiber and several startups are exploring a new, less expensive way to bridge the last mile […]
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The Echo Dot is an absolute steal with these bundles. (Photo: Reviewed.com) We’ve scoured the web to find you the best deals on good products. While Reviewed.com may receive a small share of the revenue from your purchase, editorial opinions are independent from any business sales. Amazon’s putting all of its cards on smart home with the
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Brief internet outages this week in Liberia have captured the attention of cybersecurity researchers around the world, who fear the small West African nation has become a testing zone for global hackers. Punishing digital attacks sent all of Liberia offline for short, intermittent periods, often barely a second. One cybersecurity researcher said the attacks were
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Do you, like many others, wake up each morning, gaze upon your Amazon Echo, and think, “Damn it, Echo. Instead of a shiny cylinder, why can’t you be a singing fish?” Good news, friend. Your dreams have come true. On his Facebook profile, artist Brian Kane briefly demonstrates what happens when you take one of
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releEarlier this week, Thread Group announced its intention to expand Thread beyond the connected home and into the commercial building and professional sectors. The group, established in 2014, will continue its efforts to drive adoption of the Thread wireless networking specification — leveraging this technology for the commercial building and professional sectors by adding extensions
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Sure, you can have Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa speak to you through an Echo, but why not have it respond to commands from the mouth of a wall-mounted singing fish? Developer Brian Kane hacked Alexa to speak through the mouth of Billy Big Mouth Bass, a singing, robotic fish, the kind usually seen mounted on
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On this week’s Gadget Lab Podcast, we discuss voice assistants. We’re spending a lot of time talking to our devices. They’re talking back, too—products like Google Home and Amazon Echo can answer questions, give us helpful information, and tell stupid jokes. But what’s the end result of all this gabbing? Smarter AI assistants, sure. But
As homeowners learn more about “connected homes,” HVAC contractors are realizing they need to be able to present themselves as connected home experts; as much, if not more so than the salesman in the big box store. And it helps when manufacturers lend a hand with product positioning. With that in mind, Honeywell has introduced
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LONDON–(Business Wire)–Technavio analysts forecast the global network function virtualization (NFV) market to grow at a CAGR of almost 33% during the forecast period, according to their latest report. The research study covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global NFV market for 2016-2020. The report has taken into consideration the revenue obtained from
2016 has seen some interesting developments in the smart home space, with a strong handful of companies making us feel more connected to the gadgets and appliances in our houses. At our inaugural Wareable tech Awards, the category for Smart Home Platform of the Year was made up of some big names you’ll certainly recognise,
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