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Hager Group launches building automation solution powered by Silicon Labs’ multiprotocol technology

Hager Group and Silicon Labs have collaborated to create a smart home platform that enables seamless connectivity for applications using multiple wireless standards including Bluetooth Low Energy (LE), KNX and Sigfox. (more…)

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January 9, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

China will drive accelerated growth for cellular IoT in 2018, says Berg Insight

A new report from the IoT market research firm Berg Insight estimates that the global number of cellular IoT subscribers increased by 56% during 2017 to reach 647.5 million. The accelerating growth is expected to take the global installed base to almost 1 billion at the end of 2018. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

CES 2018: Nanoleaf Remote wants to unify your smart home

The new Nanoleaf Remote debuts at CES 2018 before it officially launches in the spring. The smart home remote makes it a breeze to control all of your IoT devices right from the palm of your hand. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Are we enter the era of Wearables-as-a-Service?

At this week’s CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas Omate will unveil its Wearable-as-a-Service (WaaS) exclusive partnership with Medical Guardian designed to protect senior citizens in North America. (more…)

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January 8, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Smart grids to save city dwellers $14bn in energy costs by 2022, says Juniper Research

New data from Juniper Research has found that the development of smart grids linked to smart cities will result in citizens saving $14 billion (€11.67 billion) per annum in energy bills by 2022. This is up from the $3.4 billion (€2.83 billion) saving estimated for 2017, resulting from smart metre rollouts, energy-saving policies and sensing technology to improve grid reliability and efficiency. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

The iDevices® Instinct™ embeds Amazon Alexa into the walls of homes

iDevices, the pre-eminent brand in the connected home industry, is integrating voice service capabilities directly into the walls of any room. When a standard light switch is replaced with the Instinct, homeowners gain the functionality of a smart light switch, standalone voice assistant, ambient light sensor and motion detector — all in one product. (more…)

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AI and digital assistants to surge in 2018, IHS Markit says

As they become more ubiquitous in homes and in various consumer electronics products, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital assistants are likely to be two of the major overarching themes at this week’s 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

3D image sensor: Infineon enables easy smartphone unlock by face recognition

One mega trend feature in mobile communications is to unlock smartphones by 3D face recognition instead of fingerprint or PIN. Making authentication more convenient and more secure, it may soon become indispensable for mobile payment applications and mobile ID. (more…)

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Avnet introduces IoTconnect software platform and smart connectivity solutions

Avnet, a global technology distributor, announced its IoTConnect cloud-based software platform and a portfolio of smart, market-ready connectivity solutions built around the platform to help organisations jump-start development of IoT-enabled systems and services.

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January 5, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

CEVA’s Bluetooth® 5 Low Energy IP certified with Ellisys Bluetooth compliance tester

CEVA, Inc., the licensor of signal processing IP for smarter, connected devices, announced that it has completed qualification testing of its Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (LE) IP, including all the new optional Bluetooth 5 features using the recognised Ellisys Bluetooth Qualifier (EBQ™) Compliance Tester. (more…)

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January 4, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde