With smart-home technology still unsettled, big retailers are taking varied approaches to gain a foothold in the market.
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Tracking health, wellness, and productivity in the quantified workplace
The growth of wearable computing, tracking, social-network analysis, and data analytics can help build both healthier and more productive companies.
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Delivery wars: How three factions are facing off to deliver ecommerce goods
As purchasing patterns shift, a battle is brewing over the fastest and most efficient way to get goods and services bought…
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Sector Roadmap: cross-platform mobile development
Mobile application development is becoming increasingly complex. Vendors and developers need to be ready for the key disruptors that will shape…
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Sector Roadmap: Smart home platforms
A wide variety of companies are seeking to capitalize on the huge potential of the smart home space. Vendors and buyers…
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Platform wars for the quantified self
Major players like Apple, Google and Samsung have launched platforms in a bid to create new data services in the healthcare…
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Projecting the technology path to the smart home
The shift from point solutions to an integrated smart home platform will bring benefits to both businesses and consumers.
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IoT platforms: an emerging market
The increasing pressure on device manufacturers to make their products smart and connected is spurring an entire industry devoted to helping…
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Building the next generation of smart cities
Open data standards, low-cost sensors, and internet of things connectivity are helping cities create new technology platforms to manage social interactions,…
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Survey: 2014 state of enterprise mobility
Gigaom Research's latest survey of IT buyers shows how companies are using mobile technologies in the enterprise now and what direction…
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Flash analysis: first impressions of the Apple Watch
Gigaom readers were strongly positive on the prospects for the Apple Watch but questions remain on price and user interface.
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A developer’s checklist for deploying the internet of things
While every development project requires a different set of skills, and the internet of things is still in its earliest stages,…
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Thread’s chances for dominating smart-home networking
Thread offers enough compelling advantages in the long term that we will see a significant portion of the market evaluate the…
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Smartphone obsolescence: How the personal cloud and IoT will disrupt the handset
While carrying some amount of risk and a high amount of resistance from entrenched vendors, modular handsets may present a viable…
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IoT security: lessons from the maritime and airline industries
Businesses in more nascent stages of IoT development can learn from the airline and maritime industries in order to avoid costly…
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HomeKit: How Apple’s first step toward the smart home will impact the market
HomeKit will become a must-have item for manufacturers of connected devices looking to tap into Apple's large and loyal user base.
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A market analysis of emerging technology interfaces
While touch interfaces are the most mature, motion-sensing technologies in areas like 3D modeling, IoT, and wearables will grow the most…
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Sector Roadmap: Quantified Self devices and platforms
Thanks to the Quantified Self movement, we’ll soon see consumers tracking everything including sleep, fitness, physiological indicators, sexual activity and fertility…
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Retail 2.0: the convergence of wearables, iBeacons and big data
The winners in the ecosystem for retail 2.0 will blend expertise in hardware and software platforms, system integration and consulting, and…
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The internet of things and the future of health care
New types of sensor technology, rapidly growing analytics enabled by big data, and the new business models that IoT may catalyze…
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Legal challenges and opportunities for 3D printing
The debate surrounding 3D printing is forcing legislators and regulators to rethink a broad range of legal issues, from patents to…
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3D Printing: hype, hope or threat?
Current obstacles in 3D printing represent a window of opportunity for traditional manufacturing industries to reassess their long-term strategies and to…
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Internet of things: the influence of M2M data on the energy industry
While the smart-grid sector and the oil and gas sector have a multitude of differences, they share a common trend: Both…
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Why the meta manager matters for the connected car
Next-generation connected cars will focus on the driver experience and the new meta manager, who will present the most relevant information…
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