Internet of Things

The IoT Goes Shopping
April 15, 2016

There are a lot of “things” in the “Internet of Things,” many of them focused on the home. But, as Joe Jensen, VP of the Internet of Things Group at Intel, recently discussed with Karen Webster, there is a world of opportunity for the technology...

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After Nest Bricks Revolv Hubs, Can Consumers Trust IoT?
April 07, 2016

The smart home isn’t a totally foreign concept to consumers anymore, but there’s still a sizable gap between now and a time when homeowners expect their appliances, thermostats and recessed lighting to all communicate with each other in perfect IoT harmony. There’s no silver bullet to getting there,...

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Intel Keeps An Eye On IoT Safety With Yogitech Acquisition
April 05, 2016

There’s so much talk about what the Internet of Things will be able to do once it really gets going, but comparatively little time is spent wondering about the damage driverless cars, autonomous drones and worker-less factories could do if left to their own misprogrammed devices....

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Shell Pumps More For Less With IoT
March 31, 2016

In a culture that glorifies and relies so heavily upon the personal automobile, it shouldn’t be so surprising that gas prices are employed by pundits, alternatively, as scapegoats for low retail sales or as a bellwether for impending upturns. Just about every update on monthly retail...

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FTC On IoT: Attempting To Reign In The Wild West (of Things)
March 25, 2016

When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored by Intel, we interview FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny about the FTC’s role when it comes to IoT, which they consider to be a...

Will Google One-Up Amazon Echo?
March 25, 2016

Google reportedly has a secret project up its sleeve, and it may be awfully similar to the Amazon Echo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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What Google’s AlphaGo Victories (And One Defeat) Mean For IoT
March 24, 2016

At first glance, the victory of Google’s AlphaGo AI over South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol looks like it belongs in the same category as IBM’s triumphs — first with Deep Blue over Garry Kasparov and later with Watson over Jeopardy! celebrity Ken Jennings. However, while...

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How To Protect Consumers From IoT Vulnerabilities? The FTC Weighs In 
March 24, 2016

When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored by Intel, we interview FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny about the FTC’s role when it comes to IoT, which they consider to be a...

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How Lipstick Plus Payments Equals The Internet of Things
March 23, 2016

Let’s go back for a minute to the year 1999. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...