We’ve written plenty on Amazon Echo and how updates to Alexa have greatly improved the experience. You can even add skills by saying, “Alexa enable blank skill.” Amazon has also continued to open up its API allowing more companies to partner up meaning you get to use more smart home devices with Alexa. How to […]
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Shutterstock photo Analog Devices, Inc. ADI has reportedly acquired the Cyber Security Solutions (CSS) business of Sypris Electronics LLC in an all cash deal worth $42 million. What’s in Store for Analog Devices? This acquisition is expected to boost Analog Devices’ capabilities in the field of secure radio communications that has its application in the
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Ecobee, a maker of smart thermostats for the home, just snagged $35 million in funding from Amazon’s Alexa Fund, Thomvest Ventures, and Relay Ventures. This is the largest single investment yet from the Alexa Fund, which Amazon amzn set up to speed up the creation of software and hardware that works with its Alexa virtual
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CompuCom is doubling down on the lucrative Internet of Things market, announcing on Friday it will acquire the IoT division of managed IT service provider Extensys. Will Winn, senior vice president of IoT solution sales at CompuCom, said the acquisition would equip CompuCom with Extensys’ “breadth and expertise at the field maintenance and monitoring level.”
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An old internet protocol can’t support the billions of devices that will soon comprise the internet of things, a Commerce Commerce agency says—but it’s not sure how to speed up adoption of the new protocol that could. Connected devices, “smartwatches to connected refrigerators, furniture and thermostats,” need an IP address to get online. IPv4, an
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2016 Business Communications: Changing the Way We Work 5G is a massive effort that requires players to cooperate on a number of levels. This week, AT&T said that it is talking with powerful companies about working together on the technology. Computerworld says that Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, Qualcomm, Intel, Samsung and LG are among the possible
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Following a successful Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, smartwatch maker Pebble is getting ready to ship the Pebble 2 smartwatch. The company is taking pre-orders at its website and plans to begin shipping watches to new customers and those that backed the crowdfunding campaign next month. Ahead of that launch date, the Pebble 2 passed
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Amazon Prime Now, known for quick delivery of groceries and household goods, is getting into the car business — at least for a day. The online retailer has partnered with Hyundai Motor America for an on-demand test-drive program in Los Angeles and Orange County in which people can book drives via Amazon’s Prime Now service.
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By Richard Read | The Car Connection, Love them or hate them, there’s no denying that smartphones make life easier for many of us. Need a ride? Book it on Uber. Want to skip the line at the cinema? Open an app and grab some quick tickets. Shocked to see that your beloved new videogame
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Amazon Alexa Fund made its largest investment to date in smart thermostat company ecobee. Ecobee raised a total of $35 million in its Series B round, which also included Thomvest Ventures and existing investor Relay Ventures. The web giant and Canadian startup already had a budding relationship, as ecobee was the first smart thermostat to
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