NEWS
NEWS
NEWS
What you missed in the Smart World: How to turn your car into a rolling hotpspot
This week’s Smart World Series features the latest solutions for smarter utilities, hackers’ favorite baby monitors, a plugin that turns vehicles into a rolling hotspot and more.
For those who missed 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.
Utilities, power grids get smarter
Aclara Technologies LLC introduced the Synergize network, a fully integrated solution for gas, water and electric utilities that offers high performance and a low cost of ownership.
Also featured in this roundup is the appointment of Michael Bell as Silver Spring Networks, Inc.’s new CEO and the company being named as Frost & Sullivan New Zealand’s Smart Grid Solutions Company of the Year for the second year in a row.
Read more about these in our Smart City roundup.
Most unsafe baby monitors, how to block car hackers
IT security and analytics company Rapid7 released a report that revealed how surprisingly vulnerable some baby monitors are to hackers. Some of the baby monitors tested use hardcoded login credentials that can sometimes be found on the Internet, which makes accessing them that much easier.
Also featured in this roundup is how the constant use of mobile devices is damaging your eyes, and what consumers can do to protect themselves from car hackers.
Read more about these findings and solutions in our Smart World Problems roundup.
Turn your car into a hotspot with this new, wireless plug-in
AT&T, Inc., in collaboration with ZTE USA announced the availability of ZTE Mobley, a plug-in that turns your 1996 and newer vehicle into a hotspot that allows up to five devices to simultaneously connect to the Internet.
Also featured in this roundup is Whirlpool Corp.’s return to IFA 2015 with new connected appliances and ABB’s advanced, voice activated smart home control.
Read more about these devices in our Smart Living roundup.
Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.
photo credit: PhotoDu.de / CreativeDomainPhotography.com via photopin cc
Since you’re here …
… We’d like to tell you about our mission and how you can help us fulfill it. SiliconANGLE Media Inc.’s business model is based on the intrinsic value of the content, not advertising. Unlike many online publications, we don’t have a paywall or run banner advertising, because we want to keep our journalism open, without influence or the need to chase traffic.The journalism, reporting and commentary on SiliconANGLE — along with live, unscripted video from our Silicon Valley studio and globe-trotting video teams at theCUBE — take a lot of hard work, time and money. Keeping the quality high requires the support of sponsors who are aligned with our vision of ad-free journalism content.
If you like the reporting, video interviews and other ad-free content here, please take a moment to check out a sample of the video content supported by our sponsors, tweet your support, and keep coming back to SiliconANGLE.
