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IBM and Vodafone Advance Smarter Home Initiative
Cloud enables control of "Internet of Things" in the home to manage heating, lighting, laundry via Vodafone's Mobile Wireless Network IBM (NYSE:IBM) and Vodafone today announced a collaboration to combine mobile communications and cloud computing for the remote management of ‘smart home’ appliances. At the IFA consumer electronics event in Berlin this week, Vodafone and IBM will demonstrate the mobile management of a washing machine and other smart home devices that are connected by Vodafone’s Global M2M Platform running on IBM’s [...]
Bluetooth SIG Adopts Key Profiles for Sports and Fitness Market
New Profiles Extend Capabilities for Real-Time Running and Cycling Data Monitoring, Add Critical Functionality Previously Reserved for Proprietary Solutions The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today finalized standards that will accelerate the proliferation of Bluetooth® wireless technology sensors that measure speed and cadence for running and cycling activity. Made possible by Bluetooth v4.0 low energy technology, the recently approved standards will enable the next generation of Bluetooth Smart fitness devices. Companies can now [...]
Washing Machines Lead $7.7 Billion Smart Appliances Market
According to a recent report by industrial and energy market research publisher SBI Energy, washing machines are leading the consumer charge in smart appliance purchases. Smart appliances are the next generation of home appliances that have the ability to receive, interpret, and act on a signal received from a utility, then automatically adjust their operation to save energy or perform other functions. The report finds growth and development of smart appliances represents a substantial component of the residential demand response [...]
Nike Smart Shoes Communicate via Bluetooth
Built-in Bluetooth smart sensors track parameters of athletic activities and report back to Nike+ applications and Web sites to convert that data into training information. Do you pronate? Do you need to lengthen your stride? Are your splits negative? For years, your trusty running shoes have kept secrets about your training and what you could do to improve. Today, Nike's much anticipated Bluetooth connected Nike+ Training shoe, the Nike Lunartr1+, and the Nike+ Basketball shoe, the Nike Hyperdunk+, are giving a voice to all the [...]
Ember Introduces Multi-Network Support
ZigBee market leader notches another industry first with multinetwork support for ZigBee PRO networks. Ember, a leading provider of low-power wireless mesh networking technology, became the world's first ZigBee technology provider to support multiple interconnecting networks on a single system-on-chip (SoC) or network co-processor (NCP) for Connected Home applications. The Ember breakthrough enables a single SoC or NCP device to operate on multiple ZigBee PRO networks or Personal Area Networks (PANs). Thus, Ember-enabled Connected [...]
One in Every Five Wearable Wireless Devices Set for Healthcare Deployment by 2017
Small footprint, low-cost, low-power, and standardized wireless connectivity embedded in wearable devices will transform the lives and activities of millions of consumers and patients over the next five years as wearable wireless-enabled devices increasingly track an individual’s activity and condition. A new wave of wearable devices are coming to market that will help track and share data from a range of activities and conditions. These devices will track the pace of someone’s daily run, [...]
Shipments of consumer M2M devices will reach 37.9 million in 2016
According to a new research report from Berg Insight, the number of shipped consumer M2M devices with cellular connectivity grew to 7.1 million worldwide in 2011, up from 6.4 million in the previous year. The consumer electronics market has experienced an incredible growth during the digitalisation era in the last decade. Today, dedicated devices such as PNDs, digital cameras, handheld gaming consoles and PMPs are facing fierce competition from converged multipurpose devices such as smartphones and tablets. Mobility, connectivity and [...]
Option introduces Beemo, its new quad-band LTE USB modem
Option, a global leader in wireless connectivity, security and experience, establishes its credentials as an LTE provider with the launch of Beemo, its new, ultrafast, quad-band 4G LTE USB modem. Beemo brings best-in-class 4G. It sets itself apart through its stylish design, high quality and great performance. It has proven superior heat dissipation and delivers exceptionally fast quad-band (800/900/1800/2600 MHz) connectivity. Beemo comes with an external antenna connector that enables users to improve the signal in areas with low [...]
Uplink Launches Industry’s First 4G-Enabled Alarm Communicator
Offers Alarm Dealers Additional Revenue Opportunities for Existing and New Customers Uplink, a trusted source in the security industry for alarm communicators since 1996, is proud to announce the launch of the company's 4G-enabled cellular communicators which will be available in late summer. "Uplink is introducing the industry's most advanced 4G cellular products because many dealers want to ensure that their customers are connected with the very latest in communications technology and to prepare for the advanced features that will [...]
M2M Data to Be Value-added Service for Telcos, Says Frost & Sullivan
M2M data to increase telcos' M2M non-connectivity revenue; consumer applications are natural extension of telcos' core business As machine to machine (M2M) applications widen in an increasingly connected society, telecommunication companies are looking to diversify their M2M offerings beyond what can easily become a commoditised connectivity. According to Frost & Sullivan M2M non connectivity revenue to total M2M revenue in Europe amounted to 3.0 per cent in 2010 and 4.2 percent in 2011. This proportion is expected to grow [...]
