Picmg approves credit-card dimensions for CoM spec
Standards body Picmg has approved the dimensions of a credit-card sized computer-on-module (CoM) specification that could be used for IoT gateways. The Picmg CoM-HPC technical subcommittee has approved the [...]
Free AWS 30-day trial for IoT security platform
Quantum-driven IoT cyber security firm Crypto Quantique announced this week that it was making an AWS trial version of its QuarkLink IoT security platform available free for 30 days. [...]
Surface mount switches target small IoT devices
Chicago-based electronic component maker Littelfuse has introduced a series of miniature, surface-mounted, low profile, waterproof tactile switches for smart wearables, health monitoring devices and other battery-powered IoT devices. These [...]
NRG Energy acquires Vivint Smart Home
Texas energy firm NRG Energy has acquired smart-home specialist Vivint for $5.2bn in a transaction unanimously approved by the boards of both companies. Utah-based Vivint is a smart home [...]
Qualcomm and Siemens collaborate on 5G building networks
Qualcomm and Siemens are working together to reimagine building automation by applying a 5G private network (PN), based on the Snapdragon X55 5G modem-RF system, in the Americas. The [...]
Eve adds Matter to Thread smart-home devices
German smart-home company Eve Systems has added Matter to three of its Thread-enabled smart home products. The latest models of the Eve Energy smart plug for USA, Canada, Europe, [...]
UL sets up smart-building qualification programme
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has set up the Spire qualification programme to empower third-party building professionals to broaden their skill set and business by learning to conduct a smart-building assessment. [...]
NEC builds smart campus at University of Murcia
Japanese technology giant NEC is building a smart campus network for the University of Murcia in Spain that will provide an experimental 5G platform for student education and research [...]
Nordic Propeye puts Semtech LoRa in HVAC
Swedish firm Nordic Propeye, an end-to-end IoT provider for smart buildings, has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWan standard into its HVAC optimisation offering being launched in the [...]
Hubitat integrates Apple Home with Elevation hub
Smart-home occupiers can bridge hundreds of Z-Wave and Zigbee devices into their Apple Home app using the latest update to Arizona-based Hubitat’s Elevation hub. The Hubitat Elevation version 2.3.4 [...]
Loriot and Enless address smart buildings
French sensor device manufacturer Enless Wireless and Swiss IoT network service provider Loriot have announced a partnership to drive LoRaWan in smart buildings. Their shared goal is to boost [...]
Sinopé smart water heater saves energy at peak times
Canadian smart home devices manufacturer Sinopé Technologies has introduced a smart water heater controller to save energy during peak periods as part of power utilities’ dynamic pricing programmes and [...]
