Unlike traditional homes, where electronic devices operate independently of each other, in a smart home, there is an infrastructure that connects all the sensors and can access the internet via ...

Overview: Simple IoT projects explain how everyday smart devices collect and use data effectively.Sensors, controllers, and connectivity form the core of most m ...

The PICMG consortium for the development of open embedded computing specifications has ratified the IoT.1 specification that defines a communication standard between sensors/effecters and local IoT ...

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When it comes to safety at schools, most people worry about the threat of an active shooter entering school grounds. This is a true concern, but there is also another concern lurking in our schools ...

We don't hit the AC remote anymore, desperately willing the dead battery alive. We tap our phones to change the temperature instead, and the AC listens. A sensor opens the garage door automatically, ...

A key element to this paradigm shift is the deployment of a distributed sensor network that can continuously monitor water ...

Standard industrial sensors detect specific physical properties like temperature, pressure, and presence/absence. They also respond to changes in such properties. As such, one may think the only ...

AT&T is using its 5G network to power a unique type of connected device designed specifically for dairy farmers. The hardware comes from smaXtec, which describes it as a small smart sensor that cows ...

Smart Cities Initiatives: Governments worldwide are promoting smart cities projects, leading to increased deployment of IoT sensors in applications such as smart energy meters, parking management, and ...

Sensors are an indispensable tool to inform utility managers of the state of the electricity grid and the occurrence of ...

The adoption of IoT and smart farming is primarily supported by the availability and affordability of wireless sensors. Moreover, growth in cloud computing additionally supports the growth of smart ...