Day: August 12, 2015

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Connected homes become the next #IoT and #wearables domestic battleground – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

The “Internet of Things” is the next major technology battle, pitting the likes of Google’s Nest against Apple’s HomeKit for dominance of the smart home. We remain cheerfully dubious about the genuinely beneficial merits of the ‘smart home’. We’ve never once returned to our reassuringly stupid homes and bemoaned their lack of intelligence, so in what ways will a ‘smarter’ home truly improve our lives? Convince us, boffins! Naturally, E&T magazine is still keeping a close eye on all things IoT. If things that talk to other things to make some things happen is your bag, you might very well … Continue reading Connected homes become the next #IoT and #wearables domestic battleground – an annotated infographic

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Google’s Alphabet complicates the simplification – an annotated infographic

E&T magazine

Google has restructured to create a new holding company called Alphabet, separating its core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars. The planned structure resembles that employed by General Electric, with a central unit handling corporate-wide activities such as finance and relatively independent business units focused on specific areas. Analysts have interpreted the move as an attempt to focus on some of its more ambitious projects in areas such as wearable devices, driverless cars, home automation and Internet connectivity. The irony of this somewhat underwhelming announcement (it must be August for this to be such big news) is … Continue reading Google’s Alphabet complicates the simplification – an annotated infographic