From connected cars to smart ovens, the Intelligence of Things (IoT) ecosystem is projected to grow into every area of consumer life by the end of 2019. Overall spend on IoT devices is set to skyrocket this year. South Korea alone, for instance, is expected...
What makes the daily drive miserable for millions of commuters? Yes, there’s the traffic snarls, obnoxious motorists and boredom. However, for a significant share of commuters who drive their own vehicles to and from work, their greatest frustration lies in the inability to connect to...
Timing can be everything. On the heels of a series of high-profile data compromises, Facebook introduces a smart home device that connects users to their network of friends. In this month’s Intelligence of Things Tracker, Rafa Camargo, VP of Facebook’s Portal team, explains what went...
More isn’t always more. As the Intelligence of Things (IoT) market grows, there are more IoT devices providing more data. However, that doesn’t mean customers are any more ready to use all those technologies and data. In fact, many companies are not able to effectively...
Offering convenience-expecting consumers smooth delivery services is expensive for merchants, particularly when it means paying drivers to work odd hours. The solution, says Udelv’s Director of Business Development Adriel Lubarsky, is using self-driving vehicles to cut costs and widen delivery windows, as well as boost...
Investment in Intelligence of Things (IoT) is expected to surge in the coming years, with companies projected to increase spending on the design, creation and operation of IoT solutions from $186.1 billion in 2017 to a grand total of $434.9 billion by 2023. What’s more,...
Using overhead cameras, scanners and weight sensors to track customers in-store may be the future of physical retail, but what starts as a way to collect data and sell more via seamless checkout can turn creepy for customers. In this month’s Intelligence of Things Tracker,...
By 2020, 30 billion Intelligence of Things (IoT) devices are expected to be connected worldwide — a figure anticipated to skyrocket to 100 billion by 2025. As the number of IoT devices grow, the security risks will only become more impactful. Now, governments around the globe...
Unpredictable arrival times. Unauthorized sales and distribution. Retailers around the world often have little visibility into their supply chain's final leg. Can smart packaging make a difference? In this month’s Intelligence of Things Tracker, PYMNTS compares retailers’ use of RFID-tagged packages for instant supply chain...
