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Siemens S7 Data integrated in IoT Cloud solutions
The dataFEED uaGate SI gateway from Softing Industrial now also supports the MQTT protocol in addition to OPC-UA, enabling easy and reliable integration of Siemens S7 data into cloud solutions.Thanks to the MQTT protocol's publisher functionality in the new 1.30 firmware version of its dataFEED uaGate SI, Softing is closing the gap between automation and IT.
dnaNUDGE becomes Member of WTN
dnaNUDGE announces that it has become a member of World Technology Network (WTN), acceding automatically as a finalist in the World Technology Award for Health and Medicine 2016.dnaNUDGE is co-founded by Professor Chris Toumazou and published geneticist and leukaemia researcher Dr Maria Karvela.
Dude, where's my phone? Software offers real-time asset monitoring
Ruckus Wireless has announced a joint solution with TrackR that leverages Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology combined with Ruckus ZoneFlex Access Points (APs) to enhance the indoor and outdoor location services of TrackR’s Crowd GPS network.
Grow old ‘socially’ with robot ageing companion
By 2040, nearly one in seven Britons is projected to be aged over 75. As a result of greatly improving social care, a large number of countries are finding themselves faced with the problem of an ageing population: where the median age of the population in a region or country rises significantly when compared to the total population.
Chip provides secure wireless chargers
Counterfeit chargers for portable electronics are a major problem. At the end of 2016, Apple claimed that of 100 Apple-branded charging accessories it bought on Amazon, 90 were counterfeits. Around the same time, Britain’s Chartered Trading Standards Institute reported that of 400 counterfeit chargers it bought from a range of online retailers, 397 failed a basic safety test.
Robots are taking over the er.... bedroom
Steve Rogerson looks at some of the recent news that may have missed the front page.
China sends out a message at CES
While discussing the subject of technology, we in the west tend to have certain pre-conceived ideas when it comes to China. A country that is still perceived as something of an enigma for some, and which has a reputation as nothing more than an imitator that indulges in counterfeit activity and tends to completely ignore intellectual property, whilst pilfering ideas from the US and Europe to reassemble on the cheap.
Take your pick in the new ‘Amazon Go’ stores
Imagine a world without cashiers, tills and mainly, queues. Well this world could become a reality with the new Amazon Go store.The online retailer has devised a store with no checkout required.
CES 2017: TrackR unveils two new form factors
TrackR pixel and TrackR wallet 2.0 make up the new TrackR product portfolio, making personal item management faster and more affordable than ever. TrackR, a leader in personal item management innovations has unveiled two new products ahead of CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The virtual assistant revolution will be Google-fied
As the technology world focuses its attention on Las Vegas and the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), artificial intelligence and virtual assistants are expected to be featured strongly, especially smart speakers, according to the latest insight from IHS Markit.