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Can Retailers Successfully Leverage Augmented Reality and AI?
Analysts predict that consumer-based augmented and virtual reality will not take off until 2022. Yet for retailers, there’s no time like the present to start...
IBM Research – Brazil Announces the AgroPad IoT Prototype
IBM Research, Brazil announced a working IoT prototype called “IBM AgroPad.” The prototype enables farmers to use their smartphones to analyze paper test strips...
How IoT Is Reshaping the Future of Heavy Industry
From the handheld Black Hornets to the 40-meter wingspan of the Global Hawk and beyond, unmanned aircraft systems have already revolutionized warfare. At the...
How AI and IoT Can Improve Cancer Treatment
The Internet of Things (IoT) has the power to make our lives easier. Healthcare is one industry in which IoT could affect positive change....
Time-Based Vs. Proximity-Based Asset Tracking — Comparing Use Cases
“Where is my stuff?!” For just about every organization in every industry, this question is a central challenge—and if you know the answer, it...
Blockchain Applications in IoT
Blockchain is no longer in its infancy, but it's still very new. Similar statements can be made about the Internet of Things (IoT). The...
BuiltWorlds Buildings 2.0 Conference — A Recap
BuiltWorlds Buildings 2.0 conference has quickly become a collaborative center for forward-thinking professionals in Chicago’s architecture, engineering, construction, and building management industry. The open...
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Navigating Smart Home Data Security Concerns
The connected homes and buildings that were once considered science fiction are finally seeing the light of day. However, now that a connected future is here,...
Positive and Negative Effects of IoT in Hospitality
Imagine our everyday objects interacting and communicating with each other over the internet. That's the simplest description of the Internet of Things (IoT). According to...
Smart Homes Need Data Communication Standards
The success of connected homes or buildings relies on data communication. All of the smart devices within a network must be able to interact...
What is Cellular IoT?
You might be unable to answer the question, "what is cellular IoT?" But I'm sure you're familiar with the underlying technology. Cellular networks connect...
6 Reasons Smart Home Devices Malfunction and How to Repair Them
Smart home devices are becoming more popular every day, and that means adoption is growing. By 2022, the global smart home market is expected...
Are We Really Making Headway on Building-focused Tech?
The technology community was recently challenged to find a way to make an emotional connection from a building to its occupants because the user...
How to Unlock the Power of IoT Data with Visualization Tools
Security and occasional performance issues aside, IoT has already created more productive environments in the business realm; by 2025, its direct economic impact on...
IoT Connectivity – Comparing NB-IoT, LTE-M, LoRa, SigFox, and other LPWAN Technologies
This piece is the second installment in our definitive series on a class of IoT connectivity known as LPWAN (low-power wide-area networks). The first installment...
Top 8 IoT Solutions for Fintech Providers (and How to Develop One)
With a $25 billion growth outlook in the next couple of years, the Internet of Things will soon force fintech companies to rethink their...
What is an IoT Platform?
You've probably heard the term "IoT Platform" floating around. As of last year, there were over 450 IoT platforms in the rapidly changing platform...
Internet of Things Examples and Applications
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” — Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future
The Internet of Things (IoT) will transform our world. Connecting...
Cellular IoT Explained – NB-IoT vs. LTE-M vs. 5G and More
5G—especially for cellular IoT—has been on everyone's lips. Tom Wheeler, the former head of the FCC, said recently, "If something can be connected, it...
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence – Widespread Job Losses
Listen to the audio version of this article! Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automation will transform our world. The current debate centers not on...
Why Do We Need Edge Computing?
The past 15-20 years have generated a massive shift from on-premise software to cloud computing. We can now access everything we need from anywhere,...
