Articles tagged "IoT"

Apple might not be performing as it hoped to in China, but this doesn’t stop the company from going forward with product launches. The latest arrival is the HomePod which got listed on Apple's Chinese website. The speaker is priced at CNY2,799 or...

Strategy Analytics has just released its report on the Q2 shipments of smart speakers across the globe. The numbers revealed that over 50% of the speakers are either by Google or Amazon, with Google Home Mini grabbing the lion share with a 20% of...

Google Home Max was announced back in October 2017 at the Pixel 2 unveiling. The smart speaker was made available for purchase in the US right in time for Christmas and eventually made its way outside the country as late as May. Now, the United...

The researchers from Canalys have just published their report on the smart speakers' market. According to the analysts, over 100 million devices will be in use by the end of 2018, compared to less than 40 million just a year ago. The interest in...

Xiaomi might be popular with its smartphones, but it also has an in-house IoT ecosystem thanks to the booming startup industry in China. Some of its smart home products include the Mi Bedside Lamp, Mi LED Smart Bulb and Mi Smart Plug, all three of...

Last week Nokia announced it is considering the future of its Digital Health business, but a leaked memo revealed that the company is planning to abandon the consumer product part of it, although a final decision is not yet done. Kahtrin Buvac,...

Amazon announced today that its Music Unlimited service and the Echo speakers will be available in 28 new countries, primarily from Europe and South America, starting immediately. Amazon Music Unlimited has a 40-million track catalog with...

In recent weeks Google and Apple brought the eSIM into the spotlight by including it within their latest product launches, the Google Pixel 2, Google Pixel 2 XL and the Apple Watch Series 3 with Cellular. The eSIM gives us an improved and more...

Xiaomi has launched its own version AI lady in a box and called it the Mi AI Speaker. With the Mi AI Speaker, you can ask it questions regarding the weather, news, measurements, ask it to set a reminder, alarm or timer, control your home...

Sony launched a new version of its Wena Wrist smartwatch, called Three Hands Square. It is unique because the body is analog, but the strap is smart - it comes with LED and has NFC chip for mobile payments. The latest version adds a leather...

Starting today, Google Home owners can add up to six people on one account. The service can recognize multiple voices, allowing users to access information and personal preferences. To activate the service, first you have to download the...

Samsung is manufacturing smartphone chipsets since it launched the Galaxy S series back in 2010. Now with smart devices gaining more and more traction, the company is ready to expand and it announced it started mass production of the Exynos i T200,...

Google announced new features for its Assistant and Home services last month at its keynote in Mountain View. This is a result of an improved voice recognition software by Google that nears human-level accuracy. According to Mary Meeker, an analyst...

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference has been all about software updates lately but this June 5 some new devices are expected as well. According to analysts, the company will launch a Siri speaker in response to Amazon and Google along with a new...

Microsoft and Harman Kardon are working together to bring a personal assistant powered by Cortana. The device, named Harman Kardon Invoke, will support Spotify and other music platforms, according to an update of the Cortana...

The battle between Amazon Echo and Google Home will spread across the United Kingdom this summer. The smart assistant by Google will be available for shipping in the second quarter of the year, a spokesperson from the company...

Samsung’s in-house tech incubator C-Lab introduced a smart strap that turns your fingerprint into a phone earpiece. Now there are four new projects that are here to amuse us and they are all about augmented and virtual reality. Relumino is an app...

WiFi mesh devices are really gaining popularity these days. Google started it’s own system months ago and it looks like the big names in the network industry also joining the game. Linksys launched Velop - its home WiFi mesh system with up to...

If IoT just happens to be your thing in the wake of 2017, then CES 2017 definitely has you covered with relevant tech announcements. Last year, Samsung introduced the first version of its Family Hub line of refrigerators, which was met with wide...

Smart homes and cars, connected appliances, the start of the robot uprising. Well, hopefully not the last part, but IoT is an interesting and prospective niche that is currently on the rise and will only continue to grow in the foreseeable future....