The Smart World Series With SiliconANGLE

This week’s Smart World Series features a closer look at today’s smart homes, how health and fitness trackers are really perceived, how education impacts the growth of smart cities, and our two-part Smart DevOps roundup that features the ultimate Internet of Things (IoT) toolkit, and more.

For those who missed this last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world.  Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the top news trends regarding smart homes and cars, smart data centers and IT, smart infrastructure and all things related to the Internet of Things.

A closer look at today’s smart home

This roundup features Remo Software Private Limited’s release of  version 1.5 of its Remo MORE cloud-based unified device management app, which allows users to manage and control Windows, Mac, Android, iOS and, in the near future, several Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

Also featured in the roundup is Ringly, formerly known as DoorBot, sporting a stylish new look and several improvements. And finally, Clare Controls LLC has joined forces with others in the home automation business and a non-profit organization to deliver a smart home to severely wounded war veterans.

Find out more about these upgrades and partnership in our Smart Living roundup.

Trading personal data for cheaper rates: The future of health trackers

TechnologyAdvice LLC has recently conducted a survey revealing 75 percent of U.S. adults do not own or use a fitness or health tracker, but would use one if it meant lower insurance rates, if it was prescribed by their physician, or if it mean getting better health care advice from their physician.

Last week’s smart health roundup also features GoBe, a health and fitness tracker that does all the tracking for your with minimal user input, and Lenovo’s rumored SmartBand that connects with a smartphone via Bluetooth and won’t care what mobile platform your smartphone runs.

Find out more about the survey and these two intriguing wearable health and fitness trackers in our Smart Health roundup.

Report finds education impacts “smart city” conception

A recent survey conducted by Frost & Sullivan Inc. revealed that a person’s level of education greatly affects his or her perception and knowledge about smart cities. It was determined that the higher the education, the more likely it is that the person has heard of and knows what a smart city is.

The importance of learning about smart cities is that it helps people understand how connected devices can greatly help them in their everyday activities or even work, with developments like Budgee, a robot that follows you around and carries you stuff, or Augmate Corp., a company transforming deskless jobs with heads up display units.

Find out more about the survey and these smart solutions that makes our work lives easier in our Smart City roundup.

Banks looking to offer apps for wearables

Citigroup Inc. is looking for developers to create apps for its financial business with close tied to the Internet of Things, such as how biometrics and smartphones can be utilized to add another layer of security to bank accounts. This roundup also includes SAM, the ultimate electronics kits for IoT, and ARM Holdings plc developing an operating software that is dedicated to IoT.

Find out more about Citi’s plans for developers and what SAM and ARM has to offer in the first part of our Smart DevOps roundup.

New, open frameworks for connected lighting and more

General Electric Co. announced that Predix, its software platform for the Industrial Internet of Things, will be open to all companies by 2015. The industrial giant also announced the Predix App Factory, which will make it easier for developers to prototype, validate and develop Industrial IoT apps for the enterprise.

This roundup also features AllSeen Alliance’s effort to create an open framework for connected lighting solutions, and Embarcadero Technologies Inc. will be hosting a webinar for developing custom apps for IoT.

Find out more about these stories and how to register for the webinar in Part II of our Smart DevOps roundup.

Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.