To no one’s surprise, “competition” was at the core of the keynote address that FCC chairman Tom Wheeler delivered at the CTIA “Super Mobility” conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Coupling it with the emerging fifth-generation (5G) mobile technology, Wheeler posed a rhetorical question. “What do we need to do seize the 5G opportunity?” he asked, […]
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In a few weeks, Andy Young joins a panel to explore “Bridging the Industrial IoT Skills Gap” at the Smart Industry 2016 conference in Chicago. Today the controls engineer with Pioneer Energy chats with us about the role of young professionals working with the IIoT. Take a look… Smart Industry: What motivated you to enter
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Why wait to save a life when the technology already exists, waiting for someone to figure out how to use it for the common good? That was the gist of the Qualcomm Why Wait Invent-Off Season Two web reality show, which ended last week with the announcement of the team winners. Invent-Off is a documentary
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Today in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled their new concept “van of the future,” the all-electric Vision Van. The van is being presented as a delivery/cargo solution with some novel advances in connectivity and automated cargo management, but if they have any brains, we’re also looking at the future of their luxury cars. It’s almost refreshing
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iOS 10’s ‘Home’ app promises unified access to all HomeKit devices Computing juggernaut Apple has announced the inclusion of a new app called simply ‘Home‘ in the next iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 10. It is designed to aggregate controls for any HomeKit-enabled smart home devices. While Apple users have been able to control
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We are all familiar with the “Life Alert” device. People at risk for having medical emergencies at home wear the device around their necks, and can then press a button to call 911 when an emergency arises. Individuals with high blood pressure can now wear a monitor which sends blood pressure readings to their doctor’s
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The Internet of Things–the name for connecting and gathering data from all sorts of devices–is one of the big buzzwords in business these days, but even companies that think it’s important aren’t using it, according to a new survey. The survey, carried out by Plataine Technologies, found that only 26% of companies are putting IoT
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IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — CalAmp (CAMP), a leading provider of wireless products, services and solutions, today announced its LMU-2600 series and LMU-4200 series products with 4G LTE Category 1 (Cat1) cellular technology will be available in the fourth calendar quarter of 2016. The enhanced LMU series devices combine next generation 4G LTE Cat1
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