Three decades ago a pair of fictional, self-lacing shoes made their debut in Back to the Future II. And a few years ago Nike actually released a limited edition set of shoes inspired b those seen in the movie. This year Nike went a step further and released a set of self-lacing smart shoes that anyone […]
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Google’s Android Things is now aimed at OEM partners building Smart Speakers and Displays
1 Comment on Google’s Android Things is now aimed at OEM partners building Smart Speakers and DisplaysWhen Google launched the Android Things platform a few years ago, the idea was to offer an Android-based operating system for Internet of Things gadgets as well as a platform that anyone could use to build IoT projects using Google’s SDK and popular devices like a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. Now Google says it’s […]
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Now you can buy mini PCs with NXP i.MX8 chips
Chip maker NXP is finally rolling out the successor to the i.MX6 line of chips that were first introduced way back in 2011Â (by Freescale, which was later acquired by NXP). The new i.MX8 line of processors are 64-bit, ARM-based chips with support for 4K and they’re expected to come in a few different configurations, although […]
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Mozilla Offers a Slick New Way to Control Your Smart Home
Mozilla may have put Firefox OS for smartphones on ice, but they didn’t just walk away from the operating system completely. They went looking for other places to put its code to good use. Smart homes seemed like a good fit. What they cooked up was Things Gateway. It’s an open source home automation control […]
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goButton is a one-click button for anything (Crowfunding Amazon Dash buttons for the rest of the world)
5 Comments on goButton is a one-click button for anything (Crowfunding Amazon Dash buttons for the rest of the world)Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected wireless buttons that you can press to instantly re-order anything from snacks to household products like cleaning supplies. Amazon sells them for $5 each, and typically gives you a $5 credit the first time you use one, which makes the buttons practically free. Like the idea of a simple […]
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Orange Pi 2G-IoT is a $10 single-board PC with a cellular modem
There’s no shortage of cheap single-board computers that you can use for development projects, media streaming, or even general purpose computing. But up until recently many of the most popular lacked built-in support for for WiFi or Bluetooth. Now that the Raspberry Pi 3 and Raspberry Pi Zero W include those, what’s next? How about […]
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MODI is a modular kit for making your own IoT gadgets
There are a lot of “Internet of Things” products on display at CES, including smart lights, speakers, and even trash cans. But Luxrobo is showing off a system that makes it easy to build your own smart home system. It’s called MODI, and it’s a modular system of sensors, motors, lights, buttons, and other components. […]
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Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant is coming to IoT
Microsoft may not be planning to launch its own Google Home/Amazon Echo-style smart speaker. But the company does have big plans for letting you interact with smart home devices using the company’s Cortana voice assistant. The company recently started adding features to Windows 10 for computers that allow you to use your voice to turn off a PC, […]
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Google launches Android Things OS for Internet of Things (Project Brillo grows up)
A little over a year after introducing a new Android-based operating system for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Google is giving the OS a new name and giving developers new tools to create things like smart light bulbs, plugs, thermostats, and more. Goodbye Brillo. Hello Android Things. The name change makes sense, given that Android […]
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Intel launches Atom E3900 for Internet of Things products
Intel’s Atom family  of low-power processors first came to market as a line of chips for inexpensive netbooks and other laptops. In recent years Intel produced Atom chips aimed at tablets and even smartphones… but having failed to find a profitable niche in that space, Intel scrapped its Atom chips for mobile devices earlier this year. […]
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Intel may not be done with mobile processors after all
This year Intel announced that it was ending development of its Atom chips for smartphones and scrapping the next-gen Atom chips that had been planned for tablets and 2-in-1 PCs. Instead, Intel would develop modems for smartphones and low-power processors (among other things) for drones, smart home devices, and other Internet of Things products. Now […]
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Intel Joule is a tiny Atom-powered system-on-a-module for IoT, embedded applications
Comments Off on Intel Joule is a tiny Atom-powered system-on-a-module for IoT, embedded applicationsAs expected, Intel’s Atom branding for low-power processors isn’t dead. The company has just stopped using the Atom name on its chips for laptop, desktop and tablet PCs… and is instead launching new Atom chips designed for Internet of Things (IoT) products. At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Intel unveiled a new system-on-a-module […]