Cloudian, Dentsu and QCT claim first smart data-driven advertising model in Japan

Cloudian, Inc, said to be the only fully S3-compatible object storage provider and a provider of software-defined smart data storage, has launched a targeted roadside advertising project for digital signage using big data and deep learning in Tokyo, Japan.

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Smart cities to ease traffic congestion, saving 4.2bn man-hours per year by 2021

Juniper Research has found that smart traffic management and smart parking initiatives, will save some 4.2 billion man-hours annually by 2021 – equivalent to each city driver saving nearly an entire working day per year.

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Telensa and King Luminaire Co. Inc. complete field-testing for decorative luminaires

Telensa, which provides end-to-end smart city solutions using its low power Ultra Narrow Band (UNB) wireless technology, and King Luminaire Co. Inc., manufacturer of high-quality outdoor lighting fixtures, announced that they have successfully completed field tests

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Infineon and GoerTek optical sensor solutions deliver precise, ultra-low power heart rate monitoring for smart devices

Infineon Technologies AG and GoerTek Inc. has launched two high-resolution, highly integrated optical sensors. The optical chips deliver the precise measurement, small size and ultra-low power consumption demanded by ambient light sensing, proximity detection, heart rate and pulse oximetry monitoring applications in smart devices. The sensor solutions offer best-in-class performance for headphones, fitness bands, smart

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Smart cities require a holistic approach to infrastructure – Part 1

The need to make cities sustainable will drive the adoption of a range of smart solutions.

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Silver Spring chosen to deploy smart street lights network in Nova Scotia

Silver Spring Networks, Inc. has been selected to deliver an intelligent LED street lights network in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Silver Spring Networks will be deploying its award-winning smart street lights solution, including its Streetlight.

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gridComm and PT Siklon Energy Nusantara to bring cloud-based intelligent street lighting to Indonesia

gridComm, a provider of power line communication (PLC) solutions that enable the transformation of traditional power grid into a smart grid, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with a leading LED manufacturer in Indonesia, PT Siklon Energy Nusantara, to jointly provide a cloud-based Street Light Management Solution to the Indonesian market.

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Greenvity and Mitsumi collaborate on IoT turnkey solution for low-voltage outdoor lighting

Greenvity Communications and Mitsumi Electric have expanded their collaborative relationship to include development and manufacturing of a complete Internet of Things (IoT) turnkey solution with cloud and mobile apps for low voltage LED lights in outdoor applications. LED lighting OEMs and ODMs can transform conventional low-voltage outdoor lights into energy-efficient smart lights with controllability for

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New single-chip micro-inverter from Semitech enables IoT Applications

Semitech Semiconductor, a provider of narrowband power line communication (N-PLC) solutions that enable the transformation of the electricity grid into a smart grid, has announced its new SM2480. A single-chip, grid-connected signal controller, the SM2480 is ideal for solar inverters, smart lighting LED ballasts, home and building automation and other SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition),

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Residential energy storage and Internet of Things helps avoid blackouts

Moixa Technology, has partnered with Internet of Things (IoT) specialist 1248 to deploy innovative MASLOW energy storage systems across 300 UK homes and offices in London, East Anglia and South West along with student accommodation at Brunel University. The patented MASLOW technology stores energy from solar panels during the day and low-tariff electricity supplies in

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Home Radon and indoor pollution monitor alerts homeowners to cancer-causing gas in real time

We don’t think about radon in our home. We prefer to think that it can’t happen to us, or that we don’t live in a radon “hot zone.” We have smoke detectors to protect against fire, and carbon monoxide detectors so we don’t die in our sleep, but until now there has never been a

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Show your true colours with the GER Mood Sweater

A ‘Mood Sweater’ which interprets the wearer’s emotions via coloured LED lights embedded in the fabric is being showcased as part of the AXA PPP Health Tech & You Forum at London’s Design Museum, in what is described as a celebration of innovative, personal health technology.

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Is it lights out for the light switch?

Although designs have changed over the years, consumers have been using the same basic technology since the 1880s to switch on and off the lighting in their homes and offices. Now, with smartphone penetration at an all-time high and the market for smart LED bulbs increasing exponentially, has the time finally come to permanently turn

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IoT sense and nonsense

Let’s start with a bit of nonsense. Put an adapter between the light fitting and a regular bulb and use the home’s WiFi network to enable control via a smartphone or tablet.

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