By Chuck Martin Big Mouth Billy Bass, the talking and singing wall-mounted fish, has become Amazon Alexa enabled. The fish is now programmed to respond […]
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Ericsson Forecast: 5G To Take Off Next Year
By Chuck Martin The number of Internet of Things cellular connections is projected to reach 4 billion in 2024, growing at a rate of 27% […]
Continue readingSmart Home Business Unit Being Sold Off by Lowe’s
By Chuck Martin Lowe’s is getting out of the product side of the smart home business as part of what it calls a strategic reassessment. […]
Continue readingHumans Being Added Back into AI Mix
By Chuck Martin Artificial intelligence continues to move into the future and along with it come new predictions. One of a set of new 2019 […]
Continue reading$48B in Online Payment Fraud Forecasted
By Chuck Martin Online payment fraud losses from airline ticketing, ecommerce, money transfer and banking services will reach $48 billion by 2023, according to a […]
Continue readingLight Show Glitch Has Drones Fall From Sky
By Chuck Martin A drone light show experienced an apparent malfunction, causing dozens of the miniature drones to fall from the sky. The month-long Hainan […]
Continue readingFuture of Tourism Meets Self-Driving Vehicles
By Chuck Martin Connected and autonomous vehicles have the potential to disrupt all industries, including tourism, changing how people live, work and travel in cities. […]
Continue reading$50 Million Raised by Smart E-Scooter Company
By Chuck Martin VOI Technology, a smart mobility startup that markets connected e-scooters in Europe, has raised $50 million for expansion into additional markets. VOI, […]
Continue readingThe Road to $16 Billion for Augmented Reality
By Chuck Martin The only issue related to the anticipated explosive growth of augmented reality is timing. Pokémon Go gave the market a taste of […]
Continue readingRussian Robot Was Actually a Man in a Suit
By Chuck Martin A high-tech Russian robot that could even dance turned out to be a man inside a robot suit. ‘Boris the robot’ was […]
Continue reading2019: More Bundled IoT Services Coming
By Chuck Martin The idea of a truly ‘smart’ home as an integrated system is failing in the marketplace. That is among one of the […]
Continue readingInteractive Toy Lab For Kids Launched by Walmart
By Chuck Martin Walmart has launched an interactive video feature for children to virtually interact with 20 of the retailer’s ‘Top Rated by Kids’ top […]
Continue readingThe Interim Internet Of Things
By Chuck Martin The Internet of Things is a long-term work in progress. After a recent presentation I did regarding the state of IoT and […]
Continue readingVoice Assistants on Smart Speakers Fall Behind Smartphones
By Chuck Martin There’s no doubt that smart speakers are on a tear. Recent data consistently shows continued growth, with the latest stats pegging the […]
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