News Brief: Toronto-based Kepler Communications says its first Ku-band telecommunications satellite is in working order after a Jan. 19 launch from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Kipp nanosatellite, which… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Harnessing the power of data generated by a population of 1.38 billion people — 1.1 billion of whom are on smart phones — Chinese technology giant Baidu… Read More
OneRadio Corp., a University of Washington spinout that focuses on sniffing out radio signals across a wide spectrum, has signed up the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s National Security Directorate as… Read More
The internet of things is here to stay, and Amazon Web Services rolled out several extensions to its IoT product strategy this week at AWS re:Invent to help its customers… Read More
Researchers at the University of Washington have been working for years on a radio backscatter system that can monitor ultra-low-power sensors wirelessly, and now they’ve fine-tuned the system to pick… Read More
C-Labs Corp., a Bellevue, Wash. maker of industrial Internet of Things software, has been acquired by German industrial giant TRUMPF International. The parties did not disclose terms of the deal,… Read More
Rigado, a Portland company that provides wireless services for Internet of Things (IoT) companies, has secured $3.3 million in seed funding from Oregon Angel Fund, Rogue Ventures, and other investors.… Read More
Underscoring how the internet of things is finally going mainstream in 2017, Google now has a new service for Google Cloud Platform that makes it easier for customers to upload… Read More
Microsoft used one of its biggest events of the year to remind developers that edge computing is coming, and it’s going to change everything all over again. “Data has gravity,… Read More
As cloud computing matures, more and more technical concepts that once required a lot of specialized expertise are being simplified and offered to customers as easy-to-use templates. A great example… Read More
The past few years have been big for the Internet of Things (IoT), and the future of the connected device industry looks even brighter. Research firm IHS forecasts that the… Read More
BOSTON – It’s always risky for geeks to give advice to geeks, but when security experts who have worked with organizations ranging from Facebook to DARPA to the FBI are the… Read More
It’s pretty well accepted that Seattle is the epicenter of cloud computing, with the industry’s two giants, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, both headquartered here and a host of smaller… Read More
Water is becoming increasingly scarce, and a startup based in Bellingham, Wash., has raised $3.5 million to help businesses monitor and cut down on water usage and save money. Using… Read More
Tired of hearing about the internet of things? Well, how about the internet of oysters? The Yield, an agricultural-technology firm based on the island of Tasmania, has focused its efforts… Read More
The emphasis within the much-hyped “internet of things” is often on the things themselves, whether those are sensors, self-reading electric meters, in-car systems or pet trackers. But how about the connection… Read More
LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s early lead with the Echo smart speaker left competitor like Google playing catch up. But a few months ago Google Home arrived on the scene, competing… Read More
The Internet of Things can be a rough neighborhood, as October’s massive botnet attack illustrated – and so, in an attempt to head off future hacks, the Federal Trade Commission has… Read More
LAS VEGAS — You may have heard about the internet of cows, but we may soon see the internet of beds and the internet of nursery equipment. That was one of… Read More
Seattle startup Unearth is finishing up its first fundraising round as it continues to build a product that will help construction teams avoid information and communications breakdowns that can cause major projects to… Read More
In trying to enlarge its share of the public-cloud market, IBM has put a lot of emphasis on its Watson Internet of Things engine. It’s been building Watson since 2006, enhancing the… Read More
Most consumers don’t know what “the Internet of Things” means, and People Power’s David Moss thinks he knows why. “Before you can experience what an Internet of Things is, you… Read More
You’ve probably seen those colorful Amazon “dash buttons” that will automatically reorder food, paper towels, detergent and even condoms with the push of a button. Available for Prime members only,… Read More
Vinli, the Dallas-based connected car platform, announced an expansion of its relationship with T-Mobile today, fueled by with partnerships with Cox Automotive dealers and Meineke service centers. Vinli is a platform with… Read More
When U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene and a Republican colleague set up a congressional caucus focusing on the Internet of Things, also known as IoT, some of her colleagues were puzzled.… Read More
Sears will release the second generation of the WallyHome sensor products in October, building on a technology that traces its roots to a University of Washington spinout company. The new products will expand on WallyHome’s ability… Read More
Amazon is expanding its lineup of Dash Buttons with more than 50 new brands — including an expansion into toys through the addition of Play-Doh and Nerf — touting the growth… Read More
Amazon’s Dash Buttons are there to make shopping easier. Instead of pulling out your phone or heading to the computer when you’re running low on laundry detergent or razors, you just push… Read More
Soon the “Internet of Things” will be keeping watch on jet engines, refrigerators and freezers, factory floors and more, thanks to a series of partnerships announced by Microsoft at the Hannover… Read More
Sirqul, the Seattle startup focused in part on improving the Internet of Things, is looking to expand its services in China, and the company announced today that it has raised another… Read More