Start-up lets buyers tour properties remotely
Founded in 2019, Taiwanese start-up Unusly uses AI-powered drone technology to let buyers view properties remotely. The service connects agents, remote buyers and real property. Recently, Unusly released Alice [...]
Orlando airport uses lidar to maintain social distancing
Californian companies Indoor Lab and Cepton have delivered lidar-based space and crowd analytics to Orlando International Airport to help it maintain social distancing and cleaning. The lidar-based real-time crowd [...]
Vuzix smart glasses aid in construction site inspection
Spanish drone company Drones4Geology has completed the inspection of a construction site using a drone and smart glasses from New York augmented reality firm Vuzix. The Vuzix M4000 smart [...]
Visually impaired struggle with smart home devices
Design trends for smart home devices that rely heavily on visual feedback are digitally excluding blind and visually impaired people, according to market watcher Strategy Analytics. The report says [...]
Honeywell and Signify partner on smart lighting
Honeywell and Signify have joined forces to deploy integrated, smart lighting for commercial buildings. Together, the companies aim to improve the occupant experience, focusing on productivity and well-being, and [...]
FBI warns of swatting attacks on smart home devices
The FBI is warning US households to protect smart home devices with cameras and voice capabilities against swatting attacks. Swatting is a term used to describe a hoax call [...]
TDK uses MEMS to detect CO2 in smart buildings
TDK subsidiary InvenSense has used MEMS technology to create a device that detects CO2 gases in smart buildings. The TCE-11101 is for direct and accurate detection of CO2 in [...]
MIT smart thermostat learns building thresholds
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a smart thermostat that uses data-efficient algorithms to learn optimal temperature thresholds within a week. Buildings account for about [...]
Rhombus security camera spots people not wearing masks
Cloud-based video security and IoT sensor technology firm Rhombus Systems has developed a smart security camera with integrated mask detection to reduce the spread of Covid-19 and enable safer [...]
Etisalat banks on FAB smart buildings
Etisalat Digital and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) are working together to deploy a cloud-based IoT smart building system, providing FAB with anytime anywhere access and ease of operations [...]
Pluxity applies digital twins to smart buildings
South Korean firm Pluxity has introduced its latest smart building management platform based on digital-twin technology. The company has provided digital-twin technology used in Seoul City, Busan City, Incheon [...]
Samsung and Google integrate SmartThings and Nest
Smart home automation company Samsung has announced a partnership with Google to bring its Nest products into the South Korean firm’s SmartThings IoT ecosystems. Through the integration, Google Nest [...]
