Well, that didn’t take very long. In a recent TV spot, Burger King played on the growing number of Google Home smart speakers in American living rooms. In the ad, an actor dressed as a Burger King employee addresses the viewer, saying, “You’re watching a...
Tech innovators say that in the near future, cars will be able to do much more than just drive themselves. They’ll recognize a driver’s face and read their mood, among other features that leverage cameras, facial recognition software and biometric indicators. These capabilities aren’t just...
What’s in your shopping cart? How about intelligence? For the March Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Wendy Roberts, CEO of robotics firm Five Elements Robotics, about how those plastic and metal shopping carts are ushering in a “robotic revolution” that increases sales...
From intelligent shopping carts to smart fitting rooms, retailers are adamant on changing the experience of shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. And a variety of intelligent devices are making all that possible by enabling consumers to interact with their favorite merchants in new ways and pay...
PC chip giant Intel has inked a deal to acquire Mobileye, the tech company focused on self-driving cars, in a roughly $15.3 billion deal. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the deal values Mobileye at $63.54 a share, marking a 34 percent premium...
Robots. What could possibly go wrong? Aside from being the starting question for roughly half the science fiction ever written, this is more recently also becoming a very real-world concern as security issues are popping up in the robotics that are becoming an increasingly large part...
How does a city become a ‘smart city’? In the February Intelligence of Things (IoT) Tracker™, PYMNTS spoke with Ian Slater, SVP of enterprise partnerships for Mastercard, who challenges conventional wisdom about what it will take to make cities really smart. Plus, the latest IoT...
Smarter cities start with smarter, more connected citizens. And several recent IoT developments are providing plenty of opportunities for citizens and consumers to get connected with the world around them. Wearables such as fitness trackers are allowing users to access public transportation systems by simply...
