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Future City Glasgow Programme Reaches Two-year Milestone
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December 3rd, 2015
The $5 Raspberry Pi Zero “Ideal IoT Computer” Sells Out Within 24hrs
The Raspberry Pi Foundation has revealed that the latest iteration of its micro-computing board, the Raspberry Pi Zero, has completely sold out after just 24 hours of being on sale. The Raspberry Pi Zero, which cost just $5 (or £4) has proved to be such a success that over 20,000 units were sold in a […]
Libelium adds LoRaWAN for Smart City IoT Connectivity
Libelium has released a new radio module bringing LoRa Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) wireless connectivity to Waspmote Internet of Things (IoT) sensors for applications that require low-energy and long-range data transmission on a large scale. The release has implications for development of smart city applications. Protocols known as Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) are […]
Webinar: How the Cloud is Transforming Identity Management & Access Control
** Recording of this Webinar can be Found Here ** Please Join us on Monday 14th December for our 12th FREE Webinar in the 2015 Smart Building Series… “How the Cloud is Transforming Identity Management & Access Control.” A Webinar Q&A with Steve Van Till, President & CEO of Brivo. Discussing how cloud-based physical access […]
BOPS Enables Widespread use of Biometrics for Access Control
Passwords are old fashioned, impractical and insecure. Enter increasingly pervasive biometric technology and the promise to guarantee the identity of who is at the other end of a mobile device or reader, enabled by BOPS (Biometrics Open Protocol Standard). This has lead to biometrics industry leaders, such as Hector Hoyos, CEO of Hoyos Labs, predicting […]
Smart Thermostats: European Challengers to Google’s Nest
This article was written by Daphne Tomlinson of Tomlinson Business Research. Last week, Nest launched the 3rd generation learning thermostat in Europe with new remote hot water control and improved compatibility with OpenTherm heating systems. Their presence in Europe is also expanded through partnerships with energy companies, a variety of retail channels, professional distributors, and […]
The Lighting Controls Industry Needs to Redefine Business Models
Today the most important driver for Lighting Controls is the increasing penetration of LED Lighting. Various authorities have estimated that between 2014 and 2023, the global share of LED lamps is expected to rise from 15% to 75%. Over the same period the market value is expected to fall by 30% due to falling prices […]
Belgium and Luxembourg – The latest European Countries to adopt LoRaWAN
Belgium’s Proximus is the latest European telecom operator to back LoRa (Long Range, Low Power) technology for an Internet of Things (IoT) network. The new network will be available in major cities in Belgium before the end of this year. In 2016 Proximus will roll out the network throughout Belgium and in Luxembourg. The network […]
Can Smartphones become a Fundamental part of the Access Control Market?
Smartphones are set to replace all biometrics hardware in the coming years, that’s according to Hector Hoyos, CEO of Hoyos Labs. The prediction has serious implications for the proprietary biometric hardware sector, notably access control. “Proprietary biometrics-based hardware will go away in the next three to five years”, Hoyos says. “You don’t need a proprietary […]
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