Pisa eyes better parking, lighting with M2M
Deutsche Telekom is rolling out a variety of M2M projects — including a sensor-based parking management system — in the famed Italian city of Pisa. The parking system, to be added to the city’s...
View ArticleGoogle Glass, ‘smart’ wearables to make market bang
The wearable computing market is expected to more than triple this year, and will likely continue growing by double digits through at least 2018. Sales of items like Fitbit devices, Nike+ FuelBands and...
View Article3 in 10 think future tech will make life ‘worse,’ survey finds
A recent survey in the US found that most people are optimistic that coming technology and science advances will improve their lives, but a significant number believe such changes will make their lives...
View ArticleHamburg eyes future built on ‘Internet of Everything’
Hamburg officials have signed an agreement with Cisco aimed at laying the foundation of a future city built on the “Internet of Everything.” The agreement follows a Smart City Summit that was hosted in...
View Article2025 could bring internet everywhere, privacy nowhere
Digital technologies have the potential to make the near future both better and worse in dramatic ways, according to a survey conducted by Elon University and the Pew Internet Project. “Digital Life in...
View ArticleKansas City plans for smart services ‘like never before’
Kansas City plans to launch a new network that will enable smart-city services and a “living lab” in its innovation district. In a letter of intent signed with Cisco, city officials have outlined a...
View ArticleNo low-carbon benefits without energy storage
The energy value chain is being rebalanced, from production through to consumption. The pressure of simultaneously keeping prices low — while meeting the need for new capacity — and making the...
View ArticleCities look to the cloud for data-driven ‘smarts’
Two cities — one in the US, one in France — have begun using new cloud-based tools to manage their transportation, water and emergency services. Minneapolis and Montpellier are using the tools from IBM...
View ArticleHP, Swansea U explore best ways to use smart tech
Smart meters, smart-grid technologies, wireless sensors and other innovations all have the potential to reduce energy consumption and improve resource efficiency. But what is the best way to use these...
View ArticleCityMIND 6.5 helps cities connect to ‘internet of things’
A new platform for smart cities uses data fusion and machine learning to help cities manage events and resources across multiple agencies. CityMIND 6.5, released by AGT International, is designed to...
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