Greater impact and a broader reach for telematics in 2016

There is a critical need for better value insurance, safety measures to reduce the number of road accidents, as well as improved efficiency to ease ever increasing traffic congestion. Octo anticipates that 2016 will be another exciting year in telematics as new technologies add more value to insurance propositions.

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ComfyLight Kickstarter campaign launched for smart light to protecting homes from intruders

ComfyLight – the smart security light and CES 2016 Innovation Awards Honouree – announced that it will launch its Kickstarter campaign with the aim of raising 50,000 Euros. The new and unique home security solution comes in the form of an LED lamp with the goal to actively protect homes from burglars.

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Why CES is the largest selection of insecure devices in the world

The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES2016) in Las Vegas has wrapped up. With 160,000 attendees, 3,800 exhibitors and almost 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space, it is the largest electronics show in the world.

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Smart Home takes centre stage at CES 2016

Smart Homes were one of the main topics at this year’s CES. Manufacturers like Samsung presented a wide range of new products and solutions such as the intelligent ‘Family Hub Refrigerator’, whilst other organisations like the ULE Alliance or the DSP Group announced new partnerships.

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Singapore companies in smart grid, m-commerce, wireless healthcare, VR display roll out innovation

Singapore-based tech incubator Get2Volume’s ‘Innovation Suite’ showcased innovative Singapore start-up companies at the 2016 International CES. Get2Volume brought seven of its innovative tech start-ups to Las Vegas to display their technologies and achievements, explore business opportunities and debut the latest and greatest in tech.

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TP-LINK launches ‘all-in-one’ smart home router and new line of connected devices

TP-LINK® has announced its new SR20 Smart Home Router with Touchscreen, an all-in-one router and Internet of Things (IoT) hub with ZigBee and Z-Wave. The SR20 delivers powerful AC1900 class performance that will transform the connected home experience.

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Volkswagen, DoorBird and LG execs open doors at CES 2016 with their keynote speech

Volkswagen CEO Dr. Herbert Diess, DoorBird CEO Sascha Keller and Richard Choi from LG helped to open CES 2016 in Las Vegas on January 5 with their keynote speech. The keynote included the presentation of the new VW electric car which VW uses to demonstrate the connection between the IoT and the automotive world.

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Airbiquity and Arynga to make connected car software updates as seamless as consumer electronics

Airbiquity® has announced a partnership with Arynga, Inc. to enable remote software update campaigns for connected car systems and components from the cloud. The ability to plan and execute cloud-based software update campaigns will provide significant financial benefits to automakers in the years ahead as vehicles are increasingly engineered to receive them, in addition to vehicle enhancements

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IoT will drive consumer tech revenues to $287bn, says Consumer Technology Association

The ever-expanding adoption and continued growth of innovations comprising the Internet of Things (IoT) will help lead the U.S. consumer technology industry to a record-setting $287 billion in retail revenues ($224 billion wholesale) in 2016, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.

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MicroEJ introduces its application store for the Internet of Things

CES – The newest product from MicroEJ®, the MicroEJ Application Store, will be introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Consumers’ message to IoT thing makers: ‘Smart things’ aren’t ‘easy-to-use things’

CES 2016 is right around the corner and if you’re anything like me, you’re anticipating a few “wow” moments when confronting the many “cool” devices, gadgets and software that will showcase how far we’ve come in terms of techno-vation.

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