Amazon announced it is developing a Longer-range equivalent to Bluetooth and WiFi wireless protocols for use in smart devices. The „Amazon Sidewalk“, announced alongside some other hardware, underscores the firm’s growth expectations for IoT-devices and -appliances.
HERE Technologies announced a collaboration with Amazon that will see the companies integrate Amazon Alexa and HERE navigation and location services. The combination of the voice-first interactions through Alexa with the in car navigation solution makes it easy for automakers to deliver an intuitive experience for users inside and outside the car.
Amazon Web Services, Inc. announced the availability of AWS RoboMaker, a new service that makes it easy for developers to develop, test, and deploy robotics applications, as well as build intelligent robotics functions using cloud services.
Amazon’s consumer platforms Alexa, Dash Replenishment Service, and Fire TV are all destined to become part of the devices the commerce behemoth sells. The company is deploying the same strategy with all three and is using other tactics to get companies young and old aboard. The goal: being available everywhere.
Amazon has begun offering IoT delivery direct to car trunks. Designates “Amazon Key In-Car”, the service is available in 37 US cities for owners of serveral car brands.
Some things about the new store that Amazon opened in Seattle, Washington are quiet conventional – like it’s opening hours from 7AM to 9PM, Monday through Friday. On 165 square meters it offers ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options.
Amazon just started a revolutionary service: At the price of 249 Dollars, Prime members in certain Cities in the US can have a internet connected lock installed, that allows delivery of packages when nobody is at home.
Amazon’s Echo is a home device that uses a a cloud-service to assist its owner in playing music, for home automatization and for answering all kinds of questions through it’s voice assistant “Alexa” – basically. But it could also help solve murders.
One-click buying is emerging as a potentially huge market for Amazon in the UK. The online retailer just announced its “Dash instant-order Button”.
Amazon is joining the IoT game with Amazon Web Services IoT platform (AWS IoT). What is their strategy and how will they stack up against major competitors?
IT service provider Lufthansa Industry Solutions has implemented SIGNiT from G+D Mobile Security as a new solution for the reliable tracking of transport damage. The solution, that uses a unique combination of eSIM and blockchain technology, will be presented to the public for the first time at the 5G CMM Expo 2019.
Telensa, the world leader in smart streetlight controls and smart city applications, and Eaton Lighting, one of the world’s leading providers of LED lighting solutions, today announced that they will work together to deliver connected solutions for outdoor LED lighting and related smart city applications.
JMA, a U.S innovator of 4G and 5G software-based technology, announced plans to transform a section of downtown Syracuse, NY, into an advanced 5G manufacturing and edge development center.
Machines and gadgets connected to the Internet of Things remain a prime target for cybercriminals, says a report by F5 ´Networks, an application security specialist. According to the study, entitled The Hunt for IoT, hacking into IoT networks is “so easy children are doing it.”
K Automation, Konica Minolta and Endress+Hauser join the 5G-industry-partnership in which Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have already teamed. With its campus networks, Telekom offers an infrastructure for smart-factories of tomorrow.
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