- Are TVs, DVRs Vulnerable To Hacking?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 3, 2016
As an advertising/media executive you have worries about transparency, bots and various media frauds. There's much more to come -- apparently -- for everyone. Why is there a lack ...
- Google Home Reportedly Retailing For $129
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, September 26, 2016
Google Home will retail for $129, sources tell Android Police. “The $129 price point for Google Home matches that of the previously-unrumored Google Wifi, a router that will allegedly ...
- Apple Readying Smart-Home Device
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, September 23, 2016
Apple is reportedly readying a smart-home device similar to Amazon’s Echo, which will incorporate its Siri voice assistant. “Started more than two years ago, the project has exited the resear ...
- RedPoint Global Expands Data-Driven Marketing Tools
Email Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
RedPoint Global has added significant cross-channel and data feature updates to its Convergent Marketing Platform, the company revealed on Tuesday. ...
- NEW! Batelco Creates Smart Buses So No Child Is Left Behind
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Thursday, August 25, 2016
Batelco, a telecommunications company in Bahrain, created a fleet of
smart buses, following the needless deaths of young children left behind on school buses. Powered by a solar pow ...
- Logitech Unveils Pop Home Switch
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, August 12, 2016
Logitech just unveiled the Pop Home Switch -- literally just a big button that connects to a hub that plugs directly into an outlet via Bluetooth LE. “The hub h ...
- Wilson's Smart Football: Russell Wilson To Help Launch @IoT Pigskin
Marketing Daily, Sarah Mahoney - Monday, August 8, 2016
Wilson, the company, which first previewed the smart ball around the time of the Super Bowl, already generated a lot of buzz with its smart basketball, introduced last September. ...
- Amazon Tests Drone Delivery With British Government
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Amazon has partnered with the British government to test its drone delivery program. “Under the partnership, Britain’s aviation regulator will let Amazon test several aspects of drone technology -- su ...
- Nest Unveils Outdoor Cam
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, July 14, 2016
Alphabet is getting deeper into security business. To that end, its Nest unit is making its Nest Cam safe to operate outdoors. “The Alphabet-owned company today revealed Nest Cam Outdoo ...
- Is Alphabet Aiming To Control Public Transportation?
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The Guardian has uncovered a secret plan by Google parent Alphabet to overhaul public parking and transportation in major U.S. cities. Regarding a secretive subsidiary name Sidewalk Labs, The Guardi ...
- Is Nest For Sale?
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, June 9, 2016
A source close to Alphabet tells The Verge that Nest is "categorically not for sale." What’s more, “We’re committed to investing in it,” the source says. Yet, “It’s been ...
- Where Did Google Go Wrong With Nest?
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, June 6, 2016
Even by Google’s standards, it is now looking like Nest was a spectacularly bad investment. “When Google bought Nest in January 2014, the expectation was that a big infusion ...
- My Coffee Maker Unfriended Me
Email Insider, David Baker - Monday, June 6, 2016
Do you think of the Internet of Things (IoT) as the smart refrigerator and milk being delivered to your door when you run out? Or the smart home where everythi ...
- Microsoft Opens Windows Holographic Platform
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, June 1, 2016
With a focus on mixed-reality displays and devices, Microsoft is opening up its Windows Holographic platform to select partners. “Microsoft's HoloLens goggles are an example of an augmented reality (A ...
- Amazon Weighs Investments In AI And Original Content
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Will Amazon invest more heavily in Amazon Studios, which is producing original video content for Prime Video, or its Alexa voice assistant? Only time will tell, CEO Jeff Bezos to ...
- NEW! Dutch Insurance Company Illustrates Voice-Activated Car Commands That Go Wrong
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer Achmea celebrates its 30th anniversary working with DDB & Tribal Worldwide, Amsterdam with a hysterical ad where voice-activated car commands go terribly wrong. "Rapper" follo ...
- Google Launching Voice-Activated Home Device
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Google is reportedly ready to unveil its entry into the voice-activated home device market. “Named Google Home, the device is a virtual agent that answers simple questions and carries o ...
- Google Readying Amazon Echo Killer
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 12, 2016
To compete with the Amazon Echo, Google is reportedly readying a device that will integrate search and voice assistant technology. “Google’s device will resemble its OnHub wireless router,” Recode report ...
- Vasona Networks Raises $14.6 Million To Grow Video, Data
Mobile Marketing Daily, Ben Frederick - Wednesday, April 6, 2016
The company cites emerging challenges as a growth area-the encryption of video and data traffic pose management challenges that can negatively impact network efficiency. ...
- Coca-Cola Takes Rewards Program To Cashless Pay, Vending Machines
Mobile Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Saturday, March 12, 2016
AUSTIN, TEXAS: Coca-Cola will introduce IOS and Android in their respective "native services" in spring 2016 that allow consumers to earn rewards points for free drinks and perks through i ...
- Amazon Shows How Search Becomes A Utility For IoT Devices
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, March 4, 2016
Amazon continues to change the face of search advertising and marketing. The company has announced two Alexa-enabled devices that use the same voice search and virtual assistant technology as Ech ...
- Qualcomm Campaign Highlights The Internet Of Things
Out to Launch, Amy Corr - Wednesday, March 2, 2016
I'm still waiting for my flying car. Until then, have a look at this TV spot for Qualcomm that gives viewers a sneak peak inside dating, technology and the Intern ...
- Asus Settles FTC Charges Over Security Flaw In Routers
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that Asus has settled charges alleging that its hardware contained vulnerabilities allowing hackers to log in to routers, change users' security settings and acce ...
- Mattel Launching 3D Printer
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Mattel is diving into 3D printing technology with the ThingMaker 3D-printer, which will let kids and their parents “print” anything action figures to jewelry. “The system is available for preord ...
- Video, IoT Drive Huge Mobile Device And Traffic Growth
Mobile Marketing Daily, Ben Frederick - Friday, February 5, 2016
Global mobile data traffic will increase by a factor of eight between 2015 and 2020, from 3.7 exabytes a month to 30.6 exabytes. Some 75% of the world's mobile da ...
- Google Search: Reasons Why AI, Machine Learning Expert Earned Keys To Kingdom
SearchBlog, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 5, 2016
Google's search engine based on machine learning is moving to support an integration with artificial intelligence (AI). Beginning in March, the entire search business will fall into the hands ...
- Cisco To Acquire Jasper For $1.4B; Banks On IoT
Email Marketing Daily, Jess Nelson - Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Cisco announced Wednesday its intent to acquire Jasper Technologies for $1.4 billion, in a firm, future-minded commitment to the Internet of Things (IoT). ...
- NFL Lets Coaches Use Video On Pro Bowl Sidelines
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Monday, February 1, 2016
The NFL allowed coaches and players to use video on the Microsoft Surface tablets rather than just still photos for the Pro Bowl, which apparently was played in Honolulu ...
- When Walled Garden Meets A Smart Fridge
Online Video Daily, Jeremy Ostermiller - Thursday, January 28, 2016
Walled gardens are currently back in style but the Internet of things might change that.. ...
- Cortana Will Help You Keep Commitments
Around the Net in IoT, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, January 25, 2016
Windows Insiders now have access to a new commitment option in Cortana for Windows 10. As The Verge reports: “Commitments is very similar to the existing flight and delivery tracki ...
