Dialog Semiconductor is aiming to simplify smart home device creation with its development kit, promising reduced time-to-market and increased functionality of smart home and other IoT devices.
New Roku Streaming Stick to Compete with Google’s Chromecast
Roku is set to start shipping its new HDMI-connected Streaming Stick in April. It is intended to compete directly with Google’s very popular Chromecast. Seeing as Roku’s new device sells for $49.99 versus $35 for Chromecast, it looks like the competition will be fierce. So what makes this different than the original $99 Roku Streaming […]
Why Apple’s iBeacon May Mark the End of NFC
What is iBeacon? And why do most of us not have a clue as to why it is so important to… well, pretty much everyone? Face it, we are all used to Apple putting on one heck of a show when it releases some new revolutionary product. They are so good at it that, even […]
Samsung Galaxy Gear – The Evolution of the Smartwatch
Amid great fanfare, Samsung introduced their Galaxy Gear. The occasion for the introduction was the IFA 2013 Consumer Electronics Show, the largest of its kind in the world. It is even bigger than the CES trade show that is held every year in Las Vegas. There are so many exciting things coming out of this […]
Magnetyze Wireless Charging Case For The iPhone 5 – Coming Soon!
Wires are like SO last decade! Everything is going wireless, even our power supplies. The one thing keeping the iPhone 5 from being free from all cables is when it comes time to recharge it. However that is soon to change. Buqu Tech has just announced that its line of Magnetyze wireless charging cases will […]
PetziConnect – A Wireless Remote Camera & Treat Dispenser For Pet Owners
Pet owners have gone boffo crazy for gadgets that allow them to remotely monitor and care for their pets. How modern! Taking advantage of this developing mania, err… we mean need, is Petzila who has created the PetziConnect wireless monitor. It includes not only a wireless HD camera and microphone but also a dispenser that will […]
Ruckus Explores Tracking Your Indoor Location with Your Cell Phone
Ruckus Wireless has discovered another application for its Wi-Fi technology beyond just delivering fast connections to the web. Drawing on the help of YFind, a location services startup based in Singapore, Ruckus utilizes Wi-Fi signals to triangulate a smartphone’s position indoors, an environment that GPS signals typically can’t penetrate. Ruckus revealed on Wednesday that it […]
Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smart for iPhone 5 and 4S
One of the the world’s first, the Polar Stride Sensor Bluetooth Smart connects directly to iPhone 5 or 4S to deliver speed, distance and run cadence. The sensor provides all the data needed for running with the exception of heart rate and you can add a Polar H7 heart rate monitor to receive that data. A […]
Wearable Technology Market Will Top $6 Billion by 2016
Demand for real-time data, including personal health information, is driving the market for wearable, wireless devices that will grow from 14 million items this year to as many as 171 million in 2016. In four years, the market for wearable wireless devices is expected to achieve minimum revenues of $6 billion, according to new research […]
Apple Applies to Trademark ‘iWatch’ Name in Japan
Apple has filed an application to trademark the “iWatch” name in Japan, the first known patent application for the name in any country. The application was filed early last month but was not announced until last week. It has not yet been approved. The patent application may or may not signal that Japan will be […]
Warning: iPhones Can Auto-Connect to Rogue Wi-Fi Networks
Security researchers say they’ve uncovered a weakness in some iPhones that makes it easier to force nearby users to connect to Wi-Fi networks that steal passwords or perform other nefarious deeds. The weakness is contained in configuration settings installed by AT&T, Vodafone, and more than a dozen other carriers that give the phones voice and […]
iOS 7 Massively Expands Bluetooth Support for Smartwatches, Fitness Trackers, Other Devices
Using a Pebble or any other smartwatch alongside iOS isn’t nearly as convenient or user-friendly as it should be, but thankfully Apple plans on fixing that come fall. As part of iOS 7 (and OS X Mavericks), the company is greatly broadening its support for Bluetooth, a huge boon for smartwatches, fitness trackers, medical devices, […]
