Press Releases

IoT company hoopo launched to provide ‘low-power, accurate’ geolocation solutions for asset tracking

In an effort to radically improve precision for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) tracking, start-up firm hoopo announced the launch of the company and its geolocation solution for low-power wide area (LPWA) networks. (more…)

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January 30, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Multiple design wins for Frontier smart audio solution with Google Assistant

Frontier Smart Technologies, a supplier of digital audio technologies, announces design wins for models from three companies (Altec Lansing, Memorex and Spectra Merchandising International) for its Smart Audio platform. (more…)

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January 29, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Bezel-less and edge-to-edge designs are rapidly becoming the norm, finds Strategy Analytics

Bezel-less and edge-to-edge designs are rapidly becoming the norm, allowing OEMs to squeeze larger displays into a more compact form factor. However, optimising one-handed usability and adding value through smart implementations of edge interactions is becoming critical. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Blue Cedar teams with MediBioSense to secure innovative medical monitoring app for cutting-edge wearables

Blue Cedar announced a partnership with MediBioSense Ltd., the award-winning UK-based digital healthcare solutions innovator and distributor of VitalPatch®, the revolutionary wearable healthcare biosensor from VitalConnect. (more…)

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January 26, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Lanner’s embedded PC LEC-2580P receives PTCRB certification for IIoT applications

LEI TECHNOLOGY, North American subsidiary of Lanner Electronics Inc and a IoT-Ready industrial computing hardware manufacturer, announced that its powerful embedded box PC, LEC-2580P, has earned the PTCRB wireless communication certification, (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

u-blox technology provides cellular connectivity for a professional IoT platform

u‑blox, a globalprovider of wireless and positioning modules and chips, announced that its SARA cellular module series will provide wireless connectivity for a new end-to-end platform for Industry 4.0. With the platform, developed by Italian-based Iomote, businesses will be able to easily connect existing machines (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Five product trends to keep an eye for improvement of new or future iterations of products

You can always count on change as a constant in the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, David Grammer, PTC UK’s senior vice-president, describes five product trends we should keep an eye out for. The way that manufacturers manage information throughout the product lifecycle has changed significantly in the past few years. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Hardware design limits usability of wearable devices, finds Strategy Analytics

As the need for complex, differentiated use cases for wearable devices grows, so too will their size and weight increase causing discomfort to users wanting to wear them daily. A recent study from the User Experience Strategies (UXS) service at Strategy Analytics “UXS Technology Planning Report: Wearables”, (more…)

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January 25, 2018

Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

New avenues for smart communication will enhance user experience, finds Strategy Analytics

While robotics is still a long way off and VR is still in its infancy for consumers, the way in which we communicate with smart devices and applications will change much sooner than we thought. Voice will dominate how we communicate with more and more devices; chatbots will also do the same but with a more discrete approach, often being used where voice may not be appropriate. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde

Digi International acquires Accelerated Concepts, Inc.

Digi International, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity products and services announced that it has acquired Accelerated Concepts, Inc., a provider of secure, enterprise-grade, cellular (LTE) networking equipment for primary and backup connectivity applications. (more…)

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Posted by: Zenobia Hegde