The Internet of Things is almost always talked about in future terms: IoT will or could or might change just about everything consumers and retailers have come to know about the art of selling. Despite years of this kind of preparatory language, Cisco‘s top dog still thinks that the critical point...
The perceived problem about introducing more tech into any industry is that too much technology means too little human interaction. That, combined with concerns over privacy and security, may offer little consumer comfort in a world in which services are increasingly delivered via a variety...
Intel has acquired Itseez, a computer vision startup, to advance its position in the Internet of Things (IoT) and automotive space. The San Francisco-based startup’s computer vision technology helps machinery acquire, process, analyze and understand images from the real world to make decisions and automate actions. Until now, it...
The holy grail is making payments invisible – right? Maybe not so much for consumers trying to maintain budgets. PYMNTS’ May Internet of Things Tracker features an interview with David Webber, Managing Director Intelligent Environments, about how the company is using IoT to help power...
The holy grail is making payments invisible – right? Maybe not so much for consumers trying to maintain budgets. PYMNTS’ May Internet of Things Tracker features an interview with David Webber, Managing Director Intelligent Environments, about how the company is using IoT to help power...
Genius is rarely recognized in its time, which was certainly true for the Clapper of ’90s as-seen-on-TV fame. While the idea of controlling home appliances with claps of the hand might have seem absurd to a pre-Internet of Things audience, the deluge of smart home...
Security and standardization can be too much of a good thing for burgeoning industries that rely on innovation to drive them forward. However, not enough of either can leave doors wide open and result in costly incidents that derail even the most streamlined companies from...
Everyone is still waiting for the Internet of Things to take off, just as they’re waiting for IoT’s ultimate savior to reveal itself and bring the tech to the forefront of both retail- and consumer-facing applications. If the failing so far has been to rely...
Moving IoT to the mainstream boils down to one thing: “integrating services with technology,” says Prakash Kartha, Market Development for Transportation Solutions Division at Intel. “That’s the secret sauce,” he adds. Well, that and getting consumers to adopt. The integration of services with technology in the...
