After almost six years on the market, smart speakers now come in a variety of sizes, shapes, capabilities and prices. Whether you want a cheap speaker to keep the kids entertained, one that doubles as a digital photo frame or one that sounds so good you’ll want to yell “turn Continue Reading
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Victoria’s largest council begins developing new smart city strategy – Strategy – Projects – Networking- Tempemail
Victoria’s most populous local government area has begun developing a new smart city strategy to capitalise on existing smart infrastructure and deliver improved services for ratepayers. The City of Casey in Melbourne’s southeast is currently seeking feedback from residents and technology suppliers on how it can build on earlier ‘demonstration Continue Reading
Wyndham City debuts first smart parks and precincts – Projects – Hardware- Tempemail
Source: Wyndham City Council, LinkedIn Wyndham, to the south west of Melbourne, has deployed a range of digitally-enabled solutions across its parks to improve the management and use of facilities. The trial includes a mixture of public wi-fi, phone charging stations, smart bins, smart barbecues and equipment temperature sensors to Continue Reading
French watchdog warns against COVID-19 smart surveillance – Hardware- Tempemail
The use of a new range of surveillance cameras to check adherence to rules in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak risks undermining the fabric of democracy, France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said. Known in Europe for being a staunch defender of privacy rights, the CNIL said that while Continue Reading
Smart speakers risk creating ‘big-tech monopoly’ in homes | Smart speakers
Services such as Amazon’s Alexa could be regulated to allow rival digital assistants to operate on smart speakers and stop the tech giants building a monopoly “in people’s kitchens and living rooms”, the head of the BBC’s radio operation has said. James Purnell, the director of radio and education at Continue Reading
Why Smart IT Investments Lead the Way to Post-Recession Growth- Tempemail
We’re going Zoom, Zoom, Zoom, and that’s the way it is. It was the Zoom heard around the world, and suddenly a beloved cloud-based video conference provider became core infrastructure, vital as power and water, for business and government, students, families, well, everyone. No one was more surprised than the Continue Reading
Smart appliances may not be worth money in long run, warns Which? | Technology
Smart appliances that can be controlled remotely and will let you know if there is a fault or other problem may not be worth paying extra for unless manufacturers commit to keeping software updated, Which? has warned. The consumer group said that smart fridges, dishwashers and tumble dryers cost hundreds Continue Reading
City of Adelaide resets its smart city strategy – Networking – Telco/ISP- Tempemail
The City of Adelaide is resetting its smart city strategy and roadmap, bringing together programs of work from across council as it looks for ways to “reactivate” the city post-COVID-19. Innovation projects manager Kim Hunt told last week’s Smart Cities virtual conference that the council had transferred responsibility for smart Continue Reading
Huawei unveils smart office product for remote collaboration- Tempemail
Read Article Huawei launched its next-generation IdeaHub series intelligent endpoint for all-scenario smart office ecosystem, which aims to improve efficiency for enterprises, especially remote collaboration during social distancing. Huawei IdeaHub is a brand new productivity tool Huawei developed to create all-scenario smart office in this Cloud era. This intelligent endpoint Continue Reading
Telenor, Sony and Ericsson Join Forces to Develop Smart IoT Healthcare Devices | Tempemail
Sourced from Getty Images. Ericsson, Sony and Telenor have announced that they are teaming up to make it easy to connect people and things with intelligent tracking and monitoring solutions. Ranging from cargo to IoT healthcare devices for patients, tracking increases mobility and improves reliability and efficiency. Using Telenor’s network, Continue Reading