The “Internet of Things” isn’t coming. It’s already here and spreading at a pandemic pace that’s shaking the foundations of nearly every industry. That, in turn, is creating huge opportunities for local entrepreneurs and investors, and for students at the University of New Mexico, where the School of Engineering is now launching a new IoT …
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Nest Aware subscribers can now record short videos with their outdoor or indoor cameras as well. Image Source: TechCrunch An article published Thursday on the official Nest blog unveiled a new update for their mobile app. The upgrade will integrate users’ home camera feeds with Android TV (already available), and Apple TV (coming soon). This …
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Delayed robotic companion Jibo will miss yet another launch promise, with the release of the ambitious crowdfunded project now pushed back into 2017. The robot, first revealed in mid-2014, is intended to package the power of the cloud in a voice-controlled, face-recognizing body blessed with lifelike movements taught by former Disney animators. Instead, however, it …
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The exclusive Amazon Black Friday deals for Alexa users feature two hot deals in tech today. Amazon announced the details about the Amazon Alexa Black Friday 2016 Deals on Friday. Amazon is releasing the Alexa-only Black Friday deals each during the Amazon Black Friday 2016 Deals week. Don’t Miss: The Best Black Friday 4K HDR TV Deals …
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In the world of the Internet of Things one thing you’ve got lots of, apart from things, is messages. When IoT devices generate messages, they send stuff like status reports and environmental measurements; when they receive, they’re being told what to do (“open that valve” or “send your status”) or they’re storing data from other …
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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Auto Show has morphed into a tech conference/exposition and car show in order to improve its stature among the world’s major shows. LA is arguably the style capital for the world’s car culture. Even in the snug confines of the LA Civic Center, there was lots of serious news …
This Could Send CSCO Stock Higher Traders are often jittery and impatient by nature. Sometimes the best things in life are worth waiting for, which seems to be the case with Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) stock. Yet CSCO stock fell six percent last Thursday to south of the psychological $30.00 threshold that I view as an …
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Image source: Getty Images. Continue Reading Below It’s been a rough ride for InvenSense (NYSE: INVN) investors over the past few years. There’s no getting around that. The company’s micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS) that track movement in smartphones and Internet of Things devices seemed like a good bet for a while, but the company has failed …
Continue Reading Below Image source: Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), best known as “America’s most reliable mobile network,” has been undergoing a business transformation. Last year it was the big AOL headline purchase for $4.4 billion, and this year it was Yahoo! for $4.8 billion. While those moves have captured the spotlight, Verizon has …
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Samsung Electronics (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) recently agreedto buy Harman International Industries (NYSE: HAR) for about $8 billion to expand its presence in connected and automotive electronics. Harman, a market leader in connected car solutions, supplies over 30 million vehicles with infotainment, telematics, safety, and security solutions. Continue Reading Below Image source: Harman. About 65% of Harman’s …
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