Search Results for: Internet of Things

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Everything You Need to Know About this Week’s Bluetooth 5 Announcement

While Bluetooth as a whole isn’t one of the most exciting topics in technology, over time it has become one of the unsung heroes that help us get through our daily lives. From our automobiles to our home speaker systems, … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Best of the Fest 2016: SXSW Introduces the Future of Technology

From Robot Petting Zoos to balloon-powered internet, SXSW has long acted as the vehicle to introduce the latest and greatest in emerging technology. This year is no exception, and there is certainly no lack of new ideas or futuristic gadgets … Continue reading

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Low-Power, AI Functionality Could Soon Be Brought to our Mobile Devices

Neural networks, the invention of chips that can learn and think on their own, began back in the early days of AI research. Now referred to as “deep learning systems”, these neural networks are how Facebook is able to recognize … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Tiny Temperature Sensor Could Pave the Way for Wireless Data Transmission

We’ve really started something when it comes to smart things. It’s limitless. Not only can we use our already-connected devices to control other devices, we can make regular appliances and items in our home become connected, ultimately transforming the way … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wi-Fi Routers Could Take on Powering Gadgets Using PoWiFi

Everybody loves it, everybody uses it, and most everybody has it. It’s Wi-Fi. Not only is this “local area wireless computer networking technology” everywhere you go, but people are thinking of new ways to harness it and put it towards … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Make Any Room Interactive with Finger-Controlled Device, Bird

It’s about time we hear about a new gesture-controlled device. Everything in the news lately has been smartphones, VR, and set-top boxes, it seems. One Israeli-based startup, MUV Interactive, launched a tiny new device called Bird, a little plastic shell … Continue reading

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Smart Mood Shoes, a Laser Projector Smartphone and Other Amazing New Concepts from Lenovo

Lenovo hosted their Tech World event in Beijing this week and it was a doozy. While the main goal of the day was to promote newly launched products and introduce their Internet of Things (IoT) strategy, some of the most … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google Announces Its Upcoming OS for the IoT, “Brillo”

The Internet of Things (IoT) is heading, well, everywhere. So, what better company to begin representing the times than Google? Google has its place in virtually everything web-related, so this should come as a shock to no one. Plus, the … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
ADT and LG Team up on a Smart Security Home Device

We know ADT Corporation as a leading provider of security and automation solutions for homes and businesses. We know South Korean-based LG as a $56 billion dollar multinational electronics company, specializing in anything from LCD TVs, to smartphones and smart … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Samsung Announces Artik, a Chip Platform to Connect Everything

Samsung has its hands deep into the Internet of Things pockets, and their latest chipsets may very well solidify their position as the leaders of the IoT pack. Announced at this week’s Internet of Things World Conference in San Francisco, … Continue reading

 

APPLE
Nikola Labs Case Grabs Radio Frequencies to Charge IPhone 6

Nothing sounds more amazing than your mobile phone staying charged as long as you want it to be. This week, TechCrunch reports a Columbus-based startup company, Nikola Labs, coming up with an iPhone 6 case that does just this. Using … Continue reading

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
D-Link’s New Adapter Kit Features Broadcom’s AV2 2000 MIMO Tech

D-Link has announced that its new Gigabit kit for home networks is the first power line adapter kit to adopt Broadcom’s AV2 MIMO chip certification technology. Dubbed the new PowerLine AV2 2000 Gigabit Starter Kit, D-Link expects the tech to … Continue reading

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
The Smallest Computer in the World, Micro Mote

We sure have come a long way when it comes to computing. Not only is everything smarter than it used to be, but it continues to get smaller and smaller. A teensy autonomous computer called the Michigan Micro Mote, or … Continue reading

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
SXSW Gets Fully Interactive with a Robot Petting Zoo

Tomorrow more than 30,000 people will descend upon the fair city of Austin, TX to attend the Interactive portion of South by Southwest’s annual technology, film and music festival. The SXSW Interactive festival runs from Friday, March 13th through Tuesday, … Continue reading

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Wi-Charge Is Actual Wireless Charging, Uses Infrared Light

Wi-Charge is a tech company from Israel after my own heart. Set out to combat the number one annoying issue with mobile devices, the need to constantly charge, Wi-Charge uses its own proprietary wireless power transmission technology to recharge devices … Continue reading