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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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The Only People That Showed Up for the Race
“It was like we were the only people who showed up for a race,” said Mike Leber, owner of Hurricane Electric, as he explained how their early focus on IPv6 differentiated their offering from larger, better funded public and venture-based companies. This interview, filmed at the Telecom Council’s TC3 Summit, was a bit of reunion for…
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Virtual Reality Via a Smart Phone
High quality, hands-free virtual reality doesn’t have to be expensive, as proven by the Zeiss VR One virtual reality goggles. As explained in the above video, the Carl Zeiss optics help users simultaneously see real and virtual worlds. One simply slips his smart phone into a tray (iPhone 6, Galaxy S5 and S6) to turn…
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Using Augmented Reality to Improve Worker Productivity
For those who think that augmented reality and virtual reality is just for fun and games, they need to talk to Dexter Lilley, Executive Vice President of Index AR Solutions. In the above interview, Lilley explains how Index AR Solutions helps companies improve productivity by providing just-in-time and localized information to skilled workers. Index AR…
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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,…
