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What you missed in the Smart World: Wearables that charge themselves, and more
This week’s Smart World Series features smart tips to keep homes safe this summer, smart wine bottles that prevent counterfeit spirits, wearable tech that doesn’t need to be charged, the launch of a new affordable device from Misfit, the rise of ‘prosumers’ and more. For those who missed last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a ...
Rise of the ‘prosumer’ is coming to a smart city near you
This week’s Smart City roundup features the future of infrastructure, the rise of social spaces and smart cities being powered by a new open-source platform. The Future of Infrastructure Research and Markets released its report “Future of Infrastructure,” which shows increased investment in smart innovations in the infrastructure space. The report determined that Big Data ...
Misfit’s new smart button and app control more devices in your world
Adding to its extensive and fashionable product line of wearables, accessories and gear, Misfit Wearables Corp. announced a new smart button, the Flash Link, giving users more interactive control points over other connected devices in their world. Along with the Flash Link is a new app called Misfit Link, to manage it all. Misfit Link The ...
The wearable you’ll actually wear, because it doesn’t need charging
This week’s Smart Health roundup features the first smartwatch to run on a kinetic battery, a wearable device that analyzes the air quality around you and a smartglass gadget that helps you sleep better. element1 kinetic smartwatch It is said that people who purchase smartwatches and fitness trackers will likely stop using the device in the ...
Grandma vs. whippersnappers: How age influences smart home trends
Is the smart home only for millennials? A new report reveals some interesting disparities and similarities amongst age groups when it comes to consumer interest in the smart home. Turns out, age is more than just a number. Icontrol Networks, Inc. released its second annual State of the Smart Home report, which revealed some interesting ...
Smart wine bottles battle counterfeit lushes
This week’s Smart Living roundup features a smart wine bottle, a lamp that helps you sleep, a partnership for smarter homes in Israel and an Internet remote for your home. Battling counterfeit wine China is said to be one of the top 10 wine producers in the world, but counterfeit specialist Nick Bartman claims that ...
What you missed in the Smart World: Apps that coach, wearables that feed
This week’s Smart World Series features an homage to authors that predicted the connected world, an app that aims to improve your basketball skills, a smart home system launching in the U.K., a wearable device that could mimic bodily functions, and fresh ways the Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping the retail industry and cities around the ...
Smart summer tips to automate your home while vacationing
It’s that time of the year again when people get ready to take some much-needed time off. Bags packed, hotels booked, plane tickets purchased, car is tuned and the gas tank filled. But your house will be empty while you’re out, making it a perfect target for burglars. According to the federal Bureau of Justice ...
What you need to know about the BlackBerry+Android partnership
There have been rumors that BlackBerry Ltd. is going to launch an Android device and it seems that we may be seeing the device soon, as Google and BlackBerry announced an enterprise partnership. The announcement on BlackBerry’s site did not reveal a new device yet, but it did provide information as to what we can ...
Smart City Weekly: New connected buildings, bridges and more
This week’s Smart City roundup features a partnership to bring smarter building management to the enterprise, a survey that reveals many still aren’t aware of smart city benefits, a bridge that may set the infrastructure benchmark for smart cities and a property management company that plans to trial smart city innovations. NRG and Lucid join ...
