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Want a Piece of the $33B-and-Growing ‘Internet-of-Things’ Market?
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What Consumers Want — and Don’t Want — From the Internet of Things (Infographic)
By Carly Okyle
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What the ‘Internet of Things’ Means for Enterprising Entrepreneurs
Harnessing data will make possible a new wave of products and services for customers.
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Why U.S. Innovation Needs China to Achieve the Next Technology Mega-Trend
Building the Internet of Things will require a much deeper collaboration of the US tech industry and Chinese manufacturers than simply outsourcing.
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Talking Lamp Posts Are Just the Beginning in Verizon’s Vision of a Smart City
Given the costliness and fragmentation of the smart home market, Verizon Wireless has its sights set on a loftier prize.
By Geoff Weiss
Business News
The 7 Most Useful Smart Home Devices
In the home of the future, refrigerators tweet and coffee pots let you know when grandma missed her morning cup. But people willing to pay a price can already live in this sci-fi reality.
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Self-Driving Cars: The Next Terrorism Threat?
Experts are concerned that new industry technology could be susceptible to sinister cybercriminal activity.
By Matt Clinch
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Why the Investment Potential of the ‘Internet of Things’ May Be Overblown
Get ready for the trough of disillusionment.
By Laura Entis
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‘Bash’ Bug Could Be Bigger Than Heartbleed
A new security flaw has been uncovered that could impact everything from your personal Mac computer to enormous company servers.
By Kate Taylor
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Amazon Is Bulking Up Its Secretive Hardware Lab in Pursuit of a Connected Home
On the heels of a fizzling response to its Fire Phone, Amazon is reportedly foraying further into hardware by increasing headcount at its top-secret Lab126 by roughly 27 percent.
By Geoff Weiss
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Mobile + Sharing Economy + Internet of Things = the Coming Economic Boom
Smart phones already are integral to finding things to buy. When everything is linked to the Internet, the same technology will allow everyone to know what their neighbors have to rent.
By Andrew Batey
Tech
Stephen Hawking Introduces Intel’s Connected Wheelchair
The British physicist who 'made black holes cool' says Intel's new wheelchair, which collects health data from the user, is just one more step toward the technology of the future.
By Laura Entis
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Welcome to the Weird World of Mixed-Reality Gaming
Where the gap between the digital and the real starts to blur.
By Jason Ankeny
Tech
5 Steps the ‘Smart’ Home Industry Must Take to Develop a Consumer Market
Consumers are, so far, unmoved by the prospect of the hyper-connected home and won't be until the technology is as easily used as a smart phone.
By Scott Ford
Tech
What Americans Want From a ‘Smart’ Home (Infographic)
People generally have three main objectives in mind when considering having a 'smart' home, according to Lowe's.
By Jason Fell
Tech
Finders Keepers: You’ll Never Lose This GPS-Enabled Smart Wallet
Never misplace your wallet again.
Business Operations & Logistics
Samsung Snaps Up Smart-Home Startup SmartThings
The deal reportedly closed for about $200 million.
By Jason Fell
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This Handy Gadget Is Like Google Glass For Your Car
Navdy projects turn-by-turn directions onto the road in front of you, and allows you to answer calls by just waving your hand.
By Emily Price
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The Internet of Things Demands That Customer Service Catch Up
The winning companies will figure out how to deliver a seamless and exceptional experience that satisfies users -- before they even ask for it.
By Jim Freeze
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The Internet of Things May See Huge Growth, So Companies Want in Now
More devices are expected to be connected at the end of the decade. Router-maker Belkin recently launched a new product line to get an early start.
By Sarah Austin
Tech
Samsung Reportedly Looking to Snatch Up Startup SmartThings For $200 Million
Watch out, Nest. If the rumors are true, the South Korean electronics giant could soon take a bite out of the sizzling home-automation market with the purchase of SmartThings.
Tech
Nest Opens Its Software Platform to Developers in Bid to Conquer the Connected Home
Consumers will now be able to control their Whirlpool washers and dryers, Mercedes-Benz vehicles and Logitech remote controls through Nest's operating system.
By Geoff Weiss
Tech
Google-Owned Nest Buys Dropcam, a Home-Monitoring Startup, for $555 Million
The deal signals that the connected home industry is rife with potential and gaining tremendous steam.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Accounting
The Sharing Economy Holds Promise for More Goods to Be Offered at Near Zero Marginal Cost
The emerging Internet of Things and tech advances will allow for pooling of resources, greater productivity, a smaller income divide and environmental benefits.
Tech
A Panic Button and No Steering Wheel: A Look at Google’s First Self-Driving Car
The tech giant unveils a prototype of a tiny car that drives itself -- no human intervention required.
By Jason Fell
Tech
Get Ready for the Next Digital Revolution as the Rest of the World Goes Online
As connectivity spans the globe, new users will improve inefficient markets, systems and behavior, and affluent markets will tap advanced technology, says Google's executive chairman.
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Meet the Man Leading the Connected-Home Revolution
Former Apple exec Matt Rogers co-founded Nest, a smart-home product company that went from a garage startup to a $3.2 billion business.