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Higher Quality Governance Through ICT
San Jose, the 10th largest city in the U.S., recently hosted the WBA’s Conference. As pointed out in the above interview, San Jose and its greater Silicon Valley region is a hotbed of innovation, boasting more patents per capita than any other region. As Khanh Russo, who spoke at the WBA event, explains, the reason…
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The Internet of Beer #CES2015
[12/27/24 Update – According to this article from a competitor, BEERMKR, PicoBrew is no longer in business]. Given that this week saw a return to the future depicted in the classic movie, Back to the Future 2, it seems fitting to air a video interview with an inventor of a device that would make the fictional Dr. Emmett Brown…
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Beyond the Public Hot Spot & to the Smart City
“How do you make WiFi work on an end-to-end basis,” is the question that the Wireless Broadband Alliance has been addressing, according to WBA CEO, Shirkant Shenwai. As stated in it’s just released report, From 2016 to 5G, this is about moving from “best effort to carrier-grade WiFi networks.” Speaking at the WBA’s Global Congress in…
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Energy Savings with a Smart Vent #CES2015
What good is a smart thermostat if you can’t control the temperature in a given room? Ecovent Systems has developed a clever way to remotely set per room temperature with an app-controlled vents that open and close to set temperatures on a room-by-room basis. Unlike traditional approaches, these vents, coupled with their temperature sensors, are…
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A Battery Makes a Dumb Alarm Smart #CES2015
Why spend $100 for a new smoke detector that will alert your smart phone when it needs a new battery? The people behind Roost say just replace the dumb battery with their intelligent battery, which includes processing power with various wireless sensors to communicate the status of the smoke detector. For $35, their smart battery,…
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The Contractor’s Role in the Smart Home
The remodel market is huge with one estimate suggesting that the total annual revenue from professional-led (i.e. contractor, not Do It Yourself) remodels amounts to $176B. The contractor has a huge influence on the details of a home remodel and the product choices the homeowner makes. As consumers become more aware of the technologies that make the…
