The Internet of things (IoT) has already been used to launch the biggest DDoS attacks ever, but now it represents a potential path for attackers to compromise cell phones. Flaws in Belkin WeMo devices – electrical switches, cameras, light bulbs, coffee makers, air purifiers, etc. – enabled Invincea Labs researchers to not only hack into […]
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11/02/2016 09:15:00 PM EAGAN, MN – Capitol, the leading consumer electronics distribution source for residential systems and light commercial contractors as well as CE dealers, e-tailers and premium incentive resellers, is expanding its selection of URC® products with the addition of the recently introduced MX HomePro, a new cloud-based smart home control system that debuted last
The emerging Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has major implications for the industrial automation profession. Standards development organizations (SDOs), technology suppliers and end users each have a role to play in interpreting this concept to separate the hype from the practical opportunities and identify the areas where new or revised standards might be required. The
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Comments Print Shutterstock Who’s up for government regulation of the Internet? Yes, my skin is crawling at the thought, just like yours. Still, some kind of government action seems inevitable. Online vandals, thieves, and spies are running wild on the global network. Tougher, smarter laws may offer our only hope of fending them off. But
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November 2, 2016 – By Pete Kolinski Wall Street await Control4 Corp (NASDAQ:CTRL) to release earnings on November, 3. Analysts forecast EPS of $0.06, down exactly $0.02 or 25.00% from 2014’s $0.08 EPS. The expected CTRL’s profit could reach $1.40 million giving the stock 47.25 P/E in the case that $0.06 earnings per share is
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Bots are hot. We imagine them to be wickedly intelligent, like Samantha from the movie Her. The reality is duller. Early chatbots suck. They can’t chat. There is no “I” in their AI. They are so hopeless that some people argue that bots would be better without conversation. But without conversation they are not bots.
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This worldwide Connected Home Appliance market report is the in-depth study of Connected Home Appliance industry of the current state. Firstly, Connected Home Appliance market report 2016 provides a basic summary of the Connected Home Appliance market definitions, Connected Home Appliance industry classifications, applications and Connected Home Appliance industry chain structure. Connected Home Appliance Market
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The following is a guest post from Paige Leuschner, research analyst at Navigant Research. If you are interested in submitting a guest post, please review these guidelines. Thermostats are the center of the home when it comes to residential energy management. In the United States, heating and cooling account for about 48% of the energy
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The Internet of Things (IoT), which consists of wearables, smart appliances, connected cars, and other gadgets, is widely hyped as the “next big thing” in technology. Networking giant Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) estimates that the number of connected devices worldwide will double from 25 billion in 2015 to 50 billion in 2020. However, the IoT’s rapid growth was
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website The Google Home release date was originally speculated to be on Oct. 4, but obviously that didn’t happen. The search giant then announced that it’s finally going to be on Nov. 4 and it appears that the company is sticking by that schedule. The device was first announced on May 18, and pre-order came at
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