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Comcast Invests Heavily On Smart Homes At CES 2018
Comcast is looking to turn Xfinity broadband into a kind of “home operating system,” bringing home-automation controls for hundreds of devices to Xfinity Internet customers at no extra cost. The goal, for Comcast, is to get embedded into customers’ homes through the different IoT devices and provide useful features so they’ll be less likely to…
The Controversy of Apple’s Australian Expansion
Australia’s first Apple Store is being built and it is causing a stir with local citizens and architects. According to the proposal, the new Apple Store location will require the demolition of buildings and historical areas of Melbourne’s Federation Square, a cultural space that is beloved by the community. Melbourne city councillor Rohan Leppert,…
Utilizing Drones In Architecture
Small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly called drones, are gaining in popularity among professionals working in the AEC industry. This new technology promises to revolutionize the architectural profession, and have great potentials when it comes to several aspects of the profession. Researchers and firms are already experimenting with building with drones. In 2012, Swiss architecture…
Cyber Security Workforce Shortage
With cyber attacks and breaches frequently in the news, it is no surprise that European businesses are looking to go on a hiring spree for cyber security talent. Although there is a worrying industry wide shortage of skills when it comes to technology. European firms want to grow their teams by at least 15% in…
Security Meets Innovation
The future security technology might look like your favorite science fiction movie. Security Drone technology is growing everyday making us closer to having our own RoboCops. Mark Schreiber, president and principal consultant of Safeguards Consulting sees the potential in the technology for “unmanned ground vehicles” as he calls them, but realizes that there is…
WiFi vs. Industrial Wireless and Why You Should Care
Cutting the cord has become about much more than lowering the cable bill. Businesses are quickly realizing the benefits of utilizing high speed wireless data services that don’t require large amounts of downtime or investments in infrastructure. And to keep customer information safe while meeting strict PCI requirements, these organizations are only interested in solutions…
How Sodium-Cycle Water Softeners Work Four Steps to the Regeneration Process
Hard water can cause a variety of serious problems. Water containing dissolved calcium and magnesium ions can lead to the buildup of limescale, which can impair and damage industrial equipment such as heat exchangers. Furthermore, the presence of these ions significantly reduces the lathering ability and overall effectiveness of soaps, making for subpar wash water. …
The IOT Is Transforming Predictive Maintenance
Predictive Maintenance is getting a whole lot easier. With the Internet of Things more prevalent in day to day operations, connected devices are removing a lot of the guesswork when it comes to what should be serviced and when. With this flood of data generated by these new devices, analytics will need to evolve so…
LISTEN: Revolutionizing Building Management with Ken Burkhalter
Building Management is going through a revolution. On this episode of the Building Management podcast, we catch up with Ken Burkhalter of RAND Building Management as we discover how technology is evolving to inspire a younger generation of building managers with focused ideas. Their insight into this fledgling profession is evolving the industry with fresh…
LISTEN: The Evolution of Industrial IoT
On this episode of our Industrial IoT Podcast, we get to chat with Undrea Patterson from MultiTech. We discuss the evolution of IoT, challenges with the need for widespread adoption across multiple industries, and the arrival of the internet age for corn and cattle. For more information on MultiTech – be sure to check…
Amazon’s Alexa Service Is Coming to Business
Love your Amazon Alexa? What if you could bring Alexa to work with you? At the Amazon Web Services Re:Invent Partner and User Conference in Las Vegas, Amazon has revealed their newest product, in addition to their series of revolutionary home products- The Alexa for Business service. With the home units surging to popularity in…
IoT Wearables, the Future of Workplace Safety?
Improving safety in the workplace is becoming easier, thanks to technology. The Internet of Things is sparking innovation that can monitor safety risks and call them out before they become safety hazards that result in injury, hospitalization, or even death. Safety hazards have claimed over 27 million workdays and 4,500 lives on the job, and…
6 Questions to Ask Your Next Snow Removal Company
Property Managers are Benchmarking Amenities to Determine Their True Price
Surveys reveal apartment residents’ favorite amenities, but the exact value is hard to determine for managers. Studies show that community features can add up to $80 in rent monthly, which is hard to ignore. It’s therefore essential that managers benchmark their property’s features to better understand their prices. Conventional prices were determined based on the…
Following Scandals, Japanese Companies Look to IoT to Regain Trust
A number of recently revealed scandals have rocked the Japanese manufacturing industry, some having lasted decades. Suppliers of connected equipment see an opportunity to regain trust, as plugged-in machinery is highly transparent. Global spending on IoT sees regular forecasts of $800b or more this year and nearly $1.4t by 2021. If Japan modernizes, it could…
WATCH: Augmentation May be the Future of Humanity
Augmentation is making huge advancements in human ability. While many people fear they are in danger of losing their jobs to automated machines Sarcos is aiming to make humans more efficient by building augmentations such as exoskeletons. Augmentation will also be used to rehabilitate people with injuries or disabilities. Will future humans look more like…
More Than 60 Percent Of Manufacturers To Use RTLS, RFID or Bar-Code Tracking By 2022
The Internet of Things is poised to make a quantum jump in manufacturing usage worldwide over the next 5 years.
Living Neurons Seen
The most complex electrical system on earth just became slightly more visible due to the efforts of researchers in the Pacific Northwest.
GreenApps Debuts Customizable Property Management Solution
In the world of Property & Building Ownership, mobile solutions may be hard to come by varying with two problems that come to mind: either they don’t work with specific property management tactics or they just simply lack the customization necessary to be efficient. However, recently, GreenApps, the creator of such an app aims…
Lever Architecture’s Framework Building Awarded $6 Million
In the city of Portland, Oregon, the framework design of one building is set to be considered the tallest mass timber project ever conducted within the U.S. Recently announced a few weeks ago, the building project was granted $6 million from the City of Portland in exchange for the construction of 60 housing units…
How Virtual Reality Will Change the World
Smartphones have infiltrated nearly all aspects of our lives in ways most people never could’ve imagined. And yet future generations will likely look back on the smartphone revolution as only a small appetizer in comparison with the feast that’s about to arrive: virtual reality. We're nearing a profound shift in how we use technology that…
30th Street Station Gets an Upgrade
Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station and surrounding University City will be getting an upgrade. After an announcement from Amtrak last week, the plaza will kick off a 6.5 billion dollar redevelopment on the riverfront spanning a 35 year plan. The 30th Street Station also serves as the center of Philadelphia’s regional SEPTA train service. The proposed…
6 Winter HVAC Maintenance Tips for Commercial Properties
New Developments Could Make Optical CMOS Chips More Efficient
Up until this point, most electronics ran off of an actual electronic signal inside the circuitry of your device. But lately, some companies have been trying to make those circuits optical-based CMOS chips, not electrical based. Follow us on Twitter @SElectronicsNow for daily news updates!
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