Products, discussion and more from the world of IoT
Although the connected car in the IoT space is still in its infancy, Brandon Butler at Network World, imagines what life will be like in the not too distant future according to car giant BMW’s vision.
The conversion of the Internet of Things with the automotive industry will create a world of cars that integrate with a connected home, drive themselves and are at your beck and call. This is the future, as outlined by BMW.
Google Home, a new voice-activated smart home product, was big news at this year’s Google I/O conference. A direct rival to the Amazon Echo, Trusted Reviews discuss why Google Home, powered by Google Assistant, may have the edge.
Powered by the new conversational Google Assistant, Google Home promises to be the smart home hub we’ve all been waiting for – and takes the fight to rivals Apple and Amazon. Chris Smith looks at the possibilities…
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But will it beat the Amazon Echo, which is still only available in the US, to a UK release, and how much is it likely to cost? – PC Advisor offer their thoughts
We like the sound of this new device. “The only app you’ll need for your Smart Home”, as cited in their Kickstarter campaign, nCube Home recently achieved over £26,000 in funding (beating their goal) to help get their product off the ground. Named as one of the top 10 tech innovations at the London Design Festival in 2015 and more recently winner of the brand new ‘IOT Connect’ award at the Wearable Technology Show 2016, they appear destined for good things.
Continue reading nCube Home: A single app for all your devices
Researchers at the University of Michigan have identified a number of security vulnerabilities in Samsung’s SmartThings platform that allowed them to remotely unlock doors, set off smoke alarms, and perform other malicious actions through the use of overprivileged apps. The discovery casts doubt over what functions in the home we should be allowing our smart home platforms control over. Ashley Carman at the Verge reveals all.
but most pressing are the privileges given to apps, many of which they don’t need to function. A smart lock might only need the ability to lock itself remotely, for instance, but the SmartThings API bundles that command with the unlock command, which an attacker can leverage to carry out a physical attack
Samsung were quick to respond on their smart things blog.
Jim Hill at T3 offers a nice little introduction to the Internet of Things and tells us about some of the best gear available right now.
What began in 1982 with an internet connected Coca-Cola machine that could order its own refills, now includes dishwashers, cars, robots, traffic lights, and anything else that might benefit from collecting and acting on shared data. Experts predict that, by 2020, 50 billion such devices will have joined the IoT. But to fit this feature onto six pages, we’ll focus on the smart home and wearables, because that’s where the IoT is having its most immediate and beneficial impact.
In 2014, Google’s Nest Labs acquired Revolv, the maker of a hub for controlling devices such as lights, alarms and doors. But next month they’re shutting down the web service that powers the device – customers are understandably annoyed. Klint Finley at WIRED questions if it’s too early to adopt IoT, and looks at what lessons can be learned from this.
Nest’s decision sends a pretty clear signal that you just can’t rely on “Internet of Things” things.
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The solution is fairly simple: make it possible for the devices to work independently of their cloud services over WiFi or Bluetooth.
Sephi Shapira explores the reality of having a connected fridge and the implications of letting IoT into your home.
Are we ready to share the details of every late-night snack, or will the fridge be the line that we draw when it comes to sharing our private information.
According to analyst Gartner, 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016. So how will those ‘things’ influence our every day lives? Jamie Carter at TechRadar attempts to enlighten us – from a proliferation of bluetooth low energy devices to smart snoozing apps and sensors for the human body, there’s no doubt 2016 will be an interesting year for the Internet of Things.
Nothing stays still when it comes to the Internet of Things…
From improved home security, to ‘no more instruction manuals’ and lower household bills, David Nield at T3 offers up 10 ways our lives are going to get better with IoT.
It’s easy to dismiss “the Internet of Things” as a meaningless buzz-phrase, but the next generation of always-on, connected home devices are going to make everyday life different in more ways than one – here we’re going to highlight some of the changes you can expect.
As an introduction to the Internet of Things this article from Darren Yates is difficult to beat. From what it is, to what it can do, and the challenges it faces, it’s all there in this enlightening guide.
You wake up in the morning and the fitness tracker on your wrist has recorded how well you slept, uploading the results to your Twitter account. Your coffee machine reads your Twitter feed and knowing you’re awake, begins brewing your first coffee of the day
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