Strava's Beacon safety feature is being integrated with Garmin's LiveTrack, so that riders can send location updates to up to safety contacts. Strava first launched the Beacon feature on its apps for iPhone and Android. Now, Strava Premium members who use the Garmin Edge 520, Edge 820, Edge 1000, Edge Explore 820, Forerunner 230, Forerunner 235, Forerunner 630, Forerunner 735XT, and Fenix 3 can set up Beacon with Garmin's automatic LiveTrack sessions on Garmin Connect Mobile.

Timex has unveiled the latest chapter in its 162-year history with the Timex IQ+ Move fitness tracker, and the company is being explicit about the brand of style-conscious consumer the wearable is geared towards. Calling the wearable device a panacea to the unenviable situation where “a gaudy silicon band can clash with the image you are trying to portray and make people question your judgment,” the IQ+ Move combines the look of Timex’s watches with the rudimentary features of a fitness tracker, including steps, distance, calories burned, and sleep metrics. 

Lowe’s is providing a new way for consumers to model what they want their homes to look like with Lowe’s products without even going to the store thanks to a new augmented reality program.  Lowe’s Vision, as the feature is called, is a mobile application that uses Google’s augmented reality platform, Tango, to let users model different products in their homes through their phones. The move is an attempt to streamline the decision process, which can be quite long for large home purchases such as couches.

SAP has announced that its new SAP Connected Parking solution Internet of Things (IoT) software to help parking management firms take advantage of the cloud, smart devices and Big Data technologies, is now available. This Connected Parking offering is designed to give parking providers access to a digital backbone for more efficient operations and improve use, visibility and efficiency. Technology partners include DESIGNA Verkehrsleittechnik, which has signed an agreement to integrate the solution with its parking management systems and kiosks, and Bosch Service Solutions, which recently announced integration with the Bosch Secure Truck Parking service. “SAP is helping customers map …

Alibaba is looking to work closer with US chipmaker Intel to develop products and services in the emerging areas of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT) and smart hardware. Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang met Intel CEO Brian Krzanich in Hangzhou at the Tmall 11.11 Global Innovation and Smart Living Summit. “With everything in today’s world becoming smart and connected, we have a great opportunity to innovate and transform our everyday experiences,” said Krzanich. “Intel looks forward to working with Alibaba to drive continued innovation for the world and push the boundaries on key areas such as artificial …

AT&T may be hoping a free Apple TV or Amazon Fire TV stick may be enough to get you to sign up for its upcoming DirecTV Now streaming video service. The telecom giant could offer the streaming devices to people who subscribe to the service, according to a Variety report Sunday based on leaked customer-support documents. Consumers who commit to being subscribers for at least three months will be able to get a free Apple TV; those who pay for a single month earn a free Fire TV Stick.

Recent cyber attacks harnessing everyday devices such as cameras, video recorders, printers, routers and speakers are a wake-up call to the hidden dangers of the Internet of Things. The problem for the device makers, though, is that few are well equipped to tackle the unfamiliar task of foiling hackers. For a sense of that challenge, take AV Tech Corp, a once proud giant among CCTV camera makers whose 1990s building in a Taipei suburb hints at the gap it must overcome between hardware factories of a decade ago and those of today. AV Tech, which made the 2008 Forbes list …

Security was a prominent theme at the Cisco Partner Summit in San Francisco last week, and it’s clear that Cisco intends to play a fundamental role in securing the Internet of Things (IoT). “The internet as we know it today, and the network that you operate, will not work for the Internet of Things,” said Rowan Trollope, Cisco senior vice president and general manager of the IoT and applications group, according to Network World. “We can solve that problem because we own the network.” That assertion comes amid ongoing attacks on IoT devices, including one last month that saw devices such as baby …

The tech company unveiled its new "shooting star" drone Friday as it released a video of 500 of the drones flying in formation in Germany this fall. The autonomous drones, which are essentially an LED light with propellers attached, darted around the sky, spelling out "500" and "Intel." The drone shows could rival fireworks displays. But Intel sees a lot more potential than wowing crowds on the 4th of July.

Google has said that the promise of Google Home — its smart voice-activated speaker — is that I won’t have to break my stride to find a light switch, change the channel, search for music or type something into a search bar again. But the $129 Google Home, which the company sent for me to review last week, stops short of that vision right now. Don’t get me wrong: when Google Home works, it is nothing short of delightful. It just doesn't always work. Overall, I had no problems with set-up and very few problems getting Google to understand me. Even having lived with …