Press Releases

Amazon Echo & Google Home to reside in over 50% of US households by 2022, as multi-assistant devices take off

A new study from Juniper Research has found that smart speakers such as Amazon Echo, Google Home, and the Sonos One will be installed in over 70 million US households by 2022, reaching 55% of all homes. Total installed devices will exceed 175 million. (more…)

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November 9, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

HomeGrid Forum welcomes Telebyte as its newest member

HomeGrid Forum announced that Telebyte, a test solution provider for G.fast and manufacturer of UPLC splitters, has joined as its newest member. As cross-industry cooperation is key for interoperability and standardisation across the board, having Telebyte as a member will enable the Forum to strengthen its industry ties. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Why Linux containers matter for the Internet of Things

Linux containers have become a standard tool in cloud development and deployment workflows. The benefits are numerous, including portability across platforms, minimal overhead, and more control for developers over how their code runs. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Heelight: A smart bulb that can hear the environment

Heelight is the most intelligent light bulb in the world, listening to the environment with digital sound control. You can change the color and brightness of the lamp by using no Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or ZigBee gateway sound. It has 16 million RGB colours and can be used and adjusted to your liking. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Ultra-low power Pervasive Displays e-paper screen added to pioneering IoT development board

Pervasive Displays (PDi), a provider in e-paper displays, announces its ultra-low power displays have been incorporated into a pioneering Internet of Things (IoT) development board from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. that enables device designers to benefit from a human-readable screen requiring very low amounts of power. (more…)

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November 8, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Multiprotocol Wireless Software from Silicon Labs advances IoT connectivity for next-generation applications

Silicon Labs has released new dynamic multiprotocol software for its Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) and module portfolio, enabling simultaneous operation of Zigbee®and Bluetooth® low energy (LE) on a single SoC and bringing together the key application benefits of both protocols. (more…)

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Silver Spring Networks completes IoT network canopy rollout for DEWA

At WETEX, Silver Spring Networks, Inc. announced the initial successful completion of the deployment of its multi-application IPv6 network canopy for Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). DEWA’s network canopy extends across the Emirate of Dubai and is based on Silver Spring’s Gen5 technology, (more…)

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November 7, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Yubico launches YubiHSM 2 a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways

Yubico, the provider of authentication and encryption hardware devices for the modern web, launched the YubiHSM 2, a new, cost-effective Hardware Security Module (HSM) for servers and IoT gateways. The product delivers the highest levels of security for cryptographic digital key generation, (more…)

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November 3, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Arrow joins IMC to support broad IoT offerings

The IoT M2M Council has announced that Arrow Electronics, one of the suppliers of electronic hardware, software, and connectivity services for the “Internet of Things” sector, has joined its board of governors as a sustaining member-company. With 25,000 enterprise users, OEMs, and applications developers as members, the IMC claims to be the largest and fastest-growing trade group serving the nascent technology sector. (more…)

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November 2, 2017

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Bell and Howell selects ThingWorx platform to enable smart, connected service

PTC announced that Bell and Howell has selected the ThingWorx® industrial innovation platform to transform its service organisation by enabling remote monitoring and service of its connected industrial mechatronic machines. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde