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WunderBar sensor kit gets notifications app for broader appeal
The open-source WunderBar kit is a distinctive attempt to get app developers to shift their attention to the internet of things. It takes the form of a chocolate bar, the individual pieces of which can...
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US Cellular gets into the connected home biz
Regional mobile carrier US Cellular announced a new home automation and security service called OnLook, which looks to be aimed squarely at AT&T’s Digital Life and other smart-home-in-a-box...
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Declining sensor costs open up new consumer applications
One of the factors in the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT)—the networking of the physical world within existing Internet infrastructure—is the rapid decline in the cost of sensors. Sensors are...
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Connected canine outfit Whistle buys competitor Tagg, raises $15M
When Whistle first came on the scene with in 2013 with its dog activity monitor, there was already an established player in the canine wearable market, Tagg the Pet Tracker. Well, that rivalry is no...
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Apple spotted driving sensor-equipped vehicles in the Bay Area
San Francisco CBS affiliate KPIX has been following a mysterious minivan tooling around Concord, California, with a roof rack fool of advanced sensors. Checking in with the Department of Motor...
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Quietyme seeks to track and tame noisy nurses and neighbors
Noise is a significant problem in hospitals, costing them patient satisfaction and possibly dollars now that certain payments are tied to satisfaction metrics. It also can be a source of conflict and...
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Investors throw $115M at French IoT network outfit Sigfox
Sigfox, the French startup that’s rolling out an international internet-of-things network, mostly by partnering with local network operators, has scored a massive $115 million funding round from the...
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White space broadband gets green light in UK
The British telecoms regulator Ofcom has formally approved the deployment of white-space broadband technology in the U.K., following trials. White space broadband uses the empty buffer zones that are...
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Zendrive wants to help on-demand car services find better drivers
There are a growing number of “how’s my driving?” apps and gadgets in the market that will rate your – or your teenager’s – performance on highways and streets. But quantified driving company Zendrive...
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There’s an opportunity for tech in the EPA’s proposed smog rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to tighten the rule for regulating ground-level ozone, or smog, a move that regulators hope will spark new technology development to reduce emissions. The...
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