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HomeLM: A foundation model for ambient AI

Forget smart devices — HomeLM dares to make your entire house an AI that sees, hears and understands everything you do.

By Amod Agrawal

Sep 11, 202513 mins

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Robots extend the scope of IoT applications

IoT devices are generally designed to handle specific tasks. Robots need to react to unexpected conditions that their developer may not have anticipated. AI and machine learning help robots deal with such situations.

By Deepak Puri

Apr 29, 2019 6 mins

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Bringing IoT to old-school industries without disruption is challenging

Most industries that are moving to modern IoT are faced with integrating the new technology with their older gear, making for a complex transition, but the technical side of the process is getting simpler by the day.

By Jon Gold

Mar 3, 2019 6 mins

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Power over Wi-Fi: The end of IoT-sensor batteries?

New materials and techniques for collecting power from radio waves could spur mass battery-free IoT sensors.

By Patrick Nelson

Feb 21, 2019 4 mins

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How to add IoT functions to legacy equipment

Is it really possible to bring the benefits of the Internet of Things to older systems? Yes, according to one edge/IoT company.

By Fredric Paul

Nov 14, 2018 4 mins

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Retail IoT: Walmart's IoT patent filing might be the creepiest ever

A Walmart patent application suggests putting IoT sensors in shopping-cart handles. Will customers be OK with that?

By Fredric Paul

Oct 10, 2018 4 mins

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Drone defense -- powered by IoT -- is now a thing

A new partnership between AT&T and startup Dedrone could bring drone defense to mainstream industry. But do we really need it?

By Fredric Paul

Oct 1, 2018 3 mins

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Forget 'smart homes,' the new goal is 'autonomous buildings'

IoT platform vendor Igor dreams of buildings that automatically adapt their behavior to the preferences of every occupant.

By Fredric Paul

Sep 27, 2018 4 mins

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Hybrid IoT communications could be the best option

GCT Semiconductor and LPWA network provider Sigfox announced a multi-mode, hybrid, LTE combo Sigfox chip that they say will save IoT applications money.

By Patrick Nelson

Sep 19, 2018 3 mins

Computers and PeripheralsInternet of ThingsSensors

Are microservices about to revolutionize the Internet of Things?

Microservices have helped reinvent software development, and now a new startup says it's going to combine them with edge computing to transform the Internet of Things.

By Fredric Paul

Aug 15, 2018 4 mins

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Finally, a smart way for insurers to leverage IoT in smart homes

Travelers Insurance is partnering with Notion to provide customers with Internet of Things sensors to minimize and prevent damage to homes by automatically reporting problems.

By Fredric Paul

Aug 13, 2018 4 mins

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The vital role of technology in the Thai cave rescue mission

The Thai cave rescue – How IoT and mapping played a critical role from search to rescue.

By Deepak Puri

Jul 23, 2018 6 mins

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Data freshness, not speed, most important for IoT

IoT is creating wireless network innovation. But it isn’t just about low latency and reliability promises. Data freshness and better security are getting attention, too.

By Patrick Nelson

Jun 12, 2018 3 mins

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HomeLM: A foundation model for ambient AI

The Internet of Things in 2020: More vital than ever

Self-organizing micro robots may soon swarm the industrial IoT

IoT roundup: Connected cows, food safety sensors and tracking rent-a-bikes

Smart cities offer window into the evolution of enterprise IoT technology

An eco-friendly internet of disposable things is coming

Disposable $100 IoT satellites could swarm Earth's orbit

Self-learning sensor chips won’t need networks

It’s time for the IoT to 'optimize for trust'

Articles

Robots extend the scope of IoT applications

Bringing IoT to old-school industries without disruption is challenging

Power over Wi-Fi: The end of IoT-sensor batteries?

How to add IoT functions to legacy equipment

Retail IoT: Walmart's IoT patent filing might be the creepiest ever

Drone defense -- powered by IoT -- is now a thing

Forget 'smart homes,' the new goal is 'autonomous buildings'

Hybrid IoT communications could be the best option

Are microservices about to revolutionize the Internet of Things?

Finally, a smart way for insurers to leverage IoT in smart homes

The vital role of technology in the Thai cave rescue mission

Data freshness, not speed, most important for IoT

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