Category: Internet Of Things
Jawbone shows how people were affected by San Francisco earthquake
Over the weekend San Francisco was hit by a major earthquake. The South Napa quake was apparently the strongest to hit Northern California in 25 years – and what’s amazing […]
Samsung acquires SmartThings
Samsung has just announced it has acquired Internet of Things firm SmartThings, which is one of the major connected home platforms. What SmartThings allows you to do is control your […]
LightFreq wifi lightbulb with built in speaker smashes Kickstarter goal
A crazy new wifi lightbulb called LightFreq has smashed its Kickstarter goal of $50,000 by raising (at time of writing) over $84,000 – with over 23 days to go. LightFreq […]
IFTTT adds support for Android Wear, Nike+, Yo and others
Great news for users of the internet’s biggest open secret, IFTTT: The company has added support for nine more channels. If you’ve not used “If This, Then That” – or […]
London will have 5G by 2020, says mayor Boris Johnson
Most of us still struggle to get a decent 3G signal in London, and 4G has barely begun to have an impact (or be affordable). But London mayor Boris Badenov […]
Canadians invent hitch-hiking robot. Because why not?
Meet HitchBot. Sadly not a robotic reanimation of the late Christopher Hitchens, but a hitch-hiking robot that will be travelling across Canada over the next few weeks. A creation of […]
Tado reaches Kickstarter goal – aims for Apple HomeKit integration
You may remember wifi thermostat company Tado recently attempted to branch out into wifi air conditioning. The cool news is that the company has now reached its initial goal of $150,000, and has announced its first stretch goal. Now that…
Apple planning a "connected home" platform – will unveil next month
Further rumours have emerged suggesting that Apple is planning to get in on the "Internet of Things", and look set to announce something at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). (Pic from here. According to the FT Apple will be…
Blackberry's big new plan: Internet of things!
Blackberry has announced that it is working on a platform for "internet of things" devices – could this be a way out of the company's problems? "Internet of Things" is the name giving to what is expected to be the…
Smart thermostat company Tado branch out into air conditioning
Tado, since it launched in this country at the end of last year, has received much acclaim (not least from me) for bringing your home heating into the 21st century – but now the company have announced the launch of…
