By Chuck Martin Google has added its Duplex feature to Google Assistant in 43 states so that people with Pixel phones in those markets can […]
Continue readingFitbit To Incent Fitness With Rewards
By Chuck Martin Fitness tracking by wearable device has evolved significantly over the years. Features to track steps, heart rate, sleep patterns, EKG, weight and […]
Continue readingProsecutor Finds Uber Not Criminally Liable In Self-Driving Car Crash
By Chuck Martin Uber will not be prosecuted for the fatal accident in Tempe, Arizona, where an Uber vehicle running in fully autonomous mode struck […]
Continue readingAR Beauty Features Added By Macy’s
By Chuck Martin More IoT technology is heading into retail. During the Shoptalk conference in Las Vegas this week, Macy’s execs said the retailer will […]
Continue readingTire By Goodyear Could Help Cars Fly
By Chuck Martin Goodyear has introduced a two-in-one tire designed for cars that can drive and fly. The Goodyear Aero concept would work both as […]
Continue readingDriverless Electric Bus Launched By Volvo
By Chuck Martin Volvo is launching what it calls the world’s first fully autonomous electric bus. The 85-passsenger Volvo 7900 Electric bus, which comes with […]
Continue readingSmartwatches Lead 31% Growth In Wearable Shipments
By Chuck Martin Shipments of wearable devices grew 31% during the fourth quarter, hitting a new high of 59 million devices, according to a new […]
Continue readingJibo The Social Robot Tells Owners Of Its Own Demise
By Chuck Martin Sometimes in the Internet of Things, the death of a product can be long-lived. For example, when Microsoft discontinued its fitness tracker […]
Continue readingSmartphone Digital Key To Unlock, Start Car Introduced By Hyundai
By Chuck Martin Hyundai has developed a smartphone-based digital key that can be used to unlock and start a car without a physical key or […]
Continue readingVolvo May Automatically Limit Speed Of Its Cars
By Chuck Martin Volvo is changing how fast its cars can go, putting a top speed limit on them of 112 miles an hour. The […]
Continue readingSupport For Microsoft Fitness Tracker Ending
By Chuck Martin The wearables business can be tough. Microsoft got into the fitness tracker business back in 2014 with its wrist-worn Band fitness tracker. […]
Continue readingPodcast: The Voices of The Internet of Things with Chuck Martin: Christian Gormsen, Eargo
A conversation with Christian Gormsen, Chief Executive Officer at Eargo. Christian has been a Management Consultant at McKinsey, Senior Vice President at GN ReSound and […]
Continue readingPhysical Dash Buttons Discontinued By Amazon As Alexa Takes Over
By Chuck Martin The Amazon Dash buttons that facilitated one-touch ordering are falling by the wayside. The little plastic buttons that consumers could tap to […]
Continue reading190 Being Laid Off From Apple Self-Driving Car Division
By Chuck Martin Apple is laying off 190 employees from its self-driving car division known as Project Titan. The layoffs were detailed in a letter […]
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