Category: IoT

Top Driver for Smart Home Device Purchasing: Saving Money

By Chuck Martin The next wave of smart home device growth could be driven by the device makers marketing to consumers who want to save […]

Volvo Sells Connected Car Unit to Volkswagen

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By Chuck Martin The Volkswagen Group is purchasing a majority stake in Volvo’s wholly-owned subsidiary WirelessCar for $123 million. The Volvo Group has signed an […]

Artificial Intelligence, Virtual, Augmented Reality Adopted by Retailers

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By Chuck Martin Many shoppers seem to want technologies including augmented and virtual reality to be provided by the stores from which they shop, and […]

Waiting for the Promise of 5G

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By Chuck Martin With CES just around the corner, a wave of new technology and gadgetry is getting set to hit the market. One of […]

Google Assistant Voice Payments Added by H&M

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By Chuck Martin H&M is launching a voice application for holiday gift purchasing on smartphones. The H&M Home Gift Guide is available on Google Home […]

Magic Leap Mixed Reality Added to Cheddar Live News

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By Chuck Martin Augmented reality is being added to live news. The business news network Cheddar has teamed with Magic Leap so live news can […]

Smart Speaker IQ Test Won by Google Assistant

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By Chuck Martin Even though they’re called smart speakers, anyone with a device such as Amazon Echo or Google Home realizes their speakers may be […]

Self-Driving Cars of Uber Return, But With Drivers

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By Chuck Martin Autonomous vehicles from Uber are back on the road in San Francisco and Toronto, but the cars are being operated in manual […]

Amazon Alexa Voice Ordering Added to Atom Tickets

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By Chuck Martin The social movie ticketing platform Atom Tickets has added Amazon Alexa voice ordering for movie ticket purchasing. Consumers with an Alexa-enabled device […]

New In-Car Tech for ‘Emotive Driving’ Future Planned by Kia

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By Chuck Martin In a move aimed at a post-autonomous driving era, Kia Motors plans to show new technologies including an analysis of a driver’s […]

Google Trails Amazon in Smart Speakers

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By Chuck Martin Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers has been on a tear, though its market lead may be starting to take a slight […]

Intel Sells AR Glasses Patents to North

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By Chuck Martin North, the makers of Focals augmented reality glasses, has acquired the smart glasses technology portfolio of Intel. The deal includes the sale […]

Self-Driving Cars of Uber Back on the Road

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By Chuck Martin Uber has received approval to get its autonomous vehicles back on the road. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has given the ride […]

Blippar, AR Powerhouse, Collapses

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By Chuck Martin Blippar, the augmented reality powerhouse, is no more. Administrators are taking control of the UK-based company and all employees are being let […]