• Android Wear Watches Coming Next Week
    Can't get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way. Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the companies' launch plans.
  • Verizon Launches Gadget to Make Old Cars 'Smart'
    With your cellphone, you upgrade every year or two when your device becomes obsolete. With a car, that's a little bit trickier. Older cars don't get to enjoy the latest in connected tech that new ones do, and upgrading is incredibly expensive.
  • Uber Sets Up Self-Driving Car Project
    Uber is setting up a new self-driving car project at the University of Arizona, according to an email sent out today to university employees. The new project will focus on self-driving car technology, particularly the mapping and optics challenges involved in developing a fully autonomous vehicle.
  • Text Messaging When Mail Arrives May Have to Wait
    The future of mail delivery could include sensor-equipped mailboxes that text recipients when packages arrive, or that adjust their temperature to keep food or medicine deliveries fresh. At least, that's according to a report the Postal Service's Office of the Inspector General released earlier this month, urging the Postal Service to investigate how the Internet of Things could transform its operations. 
  • Qualcomm Bypasses Ad Campaign to Highlight IoT
    There is a decent chance Qualcomm is part of your life, even if you don't know it. Its products are in many Android smartphones, connected cars, healthcare products, Wi-Fi routers and wearables. Yet even now, Qualcomm isn't a household name.
  • Samsung Smart Fridge Open to Attack
    In yet another example of a manufacturer of a connected product failing to secure said product, Samsung’s connected fridge allows malicious people to steal a consumer’s Gmail login credentials provided they can get on the user’s Wi-Fi network.
  • Google Readies Its Beacon Approach to Market
    Google recently announced a new developer initiative called Eddystone, a new open format for Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacons. To better understand how Eddystone works and Google’s perspective on its benefits and applications, here are the views of Google Engineering Director Chandu Thota. 
  • Wide Customer Base, Big Data Seen As Keys in IoT
    With the help of GPS navigation, technology based on the Internet of Things (IOT), a self-driving car will no longer be a pipe dream, and there are many more possibilities, according to technology and management scholars.
  • Swatch Adding Smartwatch Models; Could Include Payments
    Swiss watch maker Swatch is planning add smartwatch models to its Touch Zero One line, CEO Nick Hayek told a Swiss newspaper. The Swiss watch maker plans to unveil the Touch Zero Two at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero next summer.
  • Smart Fridge, TV Caught Sending Spam Email
    The world of Internet of Things can be glorious. After all, it will be a world where a fridge would tell you when you have consumed all chocolates and a visit to market is required.
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