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Hoverboards are one of the most sought after items this holiday season, with eBay, Inc. reporting it sold nearly 7,500 units — or one every 12 seconds — during Cyber Monday. Unfortunately, the high demand has resulted in the production of a lot knockoffs, …
Techie gift ideas for the die hard Star Wars fan | #TechGiftGuides2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Episode VII) will premier in theaters all over the world on December 18, 2015. Fans of the iconic movie franchise are already lining up outside theaters, and you can bet they come in full force, complete with …
IoT Retail-as-a-Service store opens in Palo Alto
There is a huge range of Internet of Things (IoT) devices currently available on the market — from fitness trackers and connected scales to smartwatches and smart home devices. Choosing an ideal connected device can prove extremely difficult when shopping online. But for those who live in Palo Alto, …
Holiday gift ideas for chic and trendy women | #TechGiftGuides2015
If you haven’t found the right holiday gift for the special women in your life, there’s still time! Does she want a new smartwatch, digital organizer or another functional item? Check out the following innovative tech gift ideas to fit any woman’s lifestyle. Leaf …
Silver Spring Networks introduces Starfish network for IoT
Silver Spring Networks, Inc., a networking platform and solutions provider for smart energy networks, has announced several new tools aimed at helping the Internet of Things (IoT) gain mass adoption. Starfish The company revealed Starfish, an international wireless IPv6 network service for IoT that will enable commercial enterprises, …
Philips and City of San Jose to deploy technologically advanced SmartPoles
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (Royal Philips) and the City of San Jose announced a joint project to install 50 Philips SmartPoles, which feature a combination of energy-efficient LED lighting and fully integrated 4G LTE wireless technology by Ericsson. The project was initiated through the …
Cognitive Code releases secure Siri-like app aimed at protecting IoT data
Hacking news was quite prevalent in 2015, and as more devices now connect to the Internet, hackers have more avenues to infiltrate our lives. This is the problem that the Internet of Things (IoT) need to address if companies who sell connected …
5 holiday tech gift ideas for new parents | #TechGiftGuides2015
Being a new parent brings out all kinds of emotions, including extreme happiness and pride when a child does something for the first time, frustration when Baby won’t sleep, and feeling panicked when Baby seems in pain or is sick. Parents try their best to make …
Google continues its efforts to help diabetics; patent application published for needle-free blood draw
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has published a patent application filed by Google back in 2014 regarding a device that is able to draw blood without the use of a needle. The needle-free blood draw patent filing describes a device that uses …
Where to buy a hoverboard for the holidays | #TechGiftGuides2015
What tops gift wishlists this holiday season? According to eBay, Inc., hoverboards (also known as self-balancing scooters) are most wanted, not to be confused with Marty McFly’s flying contraption or what Arx Pax, LLC is developing. During Cyber Monday, eBay sold nearly …