Tag: internet of things
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Nest ‘Smart Meter’ Now Available on Google Play
from mobilesyrup.com: Google’s purchase of Nest has quickly borne fruit, at least in the distribution department, as the company made the Nest Learning Thermostat available to purchase for $249 CDN on the Play Store. Google spent $3.2 billion to purchase Nest earlier this year, and though the collaboration has yet to spawn any new products,…
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Why @Google paid $3.2B for @Nest, a thermostat company
from computerworld.com: Google is moving into your home. On Monday, the Internet company said it was acquiring Nest, a maker of smart smoke alarms and thermostats, in a move that gives Google a strong foothold in a hot new market known as the “connected home.” The idea behind the connected home is to connect heating…
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Now You Can Control Someone’s Arm Over The Net
from popsci.com.au: A group of graduate students in NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program have developed an open-source API that can allows you to move someone else’s arm remotely using a keyboard, a joystick or even an iPhone. Open Limbs, “a platform for controlling human arms over the internet,” uses electric pulses to fire the nerves connected…
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‘Smart Meters’ Don’t Believe In Your Privacy
from brasschecktv.com: Here’s the deal. They measure the amount of electricity you use and they bill you for it, that’s ALL they need to do. There’s no need for a utility company to know when you turn on a device or turn off a light. There’s no need for them to monitor your habits, like…