Third grade students study on computers using online learning in the lab at Rocketship SI Se Puede, a charter, public elementary school, on February 18, 2014 in San Jose, California.Melanie Stetson Freeman/The Christian Science Monitor via Getty Images The Internet of Things, the connection of devices (other than standard products such as computers and smartphones) to the …
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From dumpster to smart home AUSTIN–Jeff Wilson, CEO and founder of KASITA, moved from a modern, comfortable, 3,000 square-foot home to a 33 square-foot dumpster. His inspiration for the drastic, unconventional change came from a UCLA study that tracked the movements of 32 middle class families throughout their homes, and determined that most of a home …
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The Internet of Things (IoT) has received a lot of attention over the past few years, thanks mainly to the growing appetite for connectivity. What is the Internet of Things? In simple words, IoT links the physical and the digital worlds. So, it could be an ecosystem of devices which have chips and are connected …
The Internet of Things (IoT) has received a lot of attention over the past few years, thanks mainly to the growing appetite for connectivity. What is the Internet of Things? In simple words, IoT links the physical and the digital worlds. So, it could be an ecosystem of devices which have chips and are connected …
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It’s become largely accepted by most industry watchers that the Number 1 and 2 players in the cloud are Amazon and Microsoft.Both offer infrastructure as a service and platform as a service. Both share many higher-level services in common. Given that landscape, what does Azure do better than Amazon’s AWS? That question was put to …
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The constant evolution in the technology sector can be highly rewarding for investors if they select the right industry with the greatest growth potential. However, the selection process can be unnerving given the sector’s wide diversity and high risk profile. Per Deloitte, “Technology is the backbone of the digital economy. The rate of change and …
Custom home automation and control supplier Crestron is the latest company to incorporate Amazon’s Alexa smart voice assistant into its products. Crestron-certified installers will be able to build voice-controlled scenes and settings that are fully customized to their clients’ needs, the company said. The company said integration will not be limited to basic functions such …
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Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California. iStock Demand for PCs has been stagnant at best, but Intel thinks a turnaround is on the horizon. What’s Hot on ZDNet The chipmaker on Friday raised its third quarter revenue outlook, saying the increase was “primarily driven by replenishment of PC supply chain inventory.” Intel says it’s also …
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Dave Egts is chief technologist, North America public sector at Red Hat. Artificial intelligence showed a lot of promise decades ago when many thought expert systems and fuzzy logic would be used everywhere. Unfortunately, that didn’t quite come to fruition, largely because the concepts were ahead of their time. Today, AI is a reality. We use …
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