Plug-and-play IoT LED streetlight controller

…via environmentally-polluting, service-van inspections. “Unlike traditional smart city lighting installations that require a specialized network to be built, the Urban Node 324 Cellular works straight out-of-the-box just like a smartphone,”…

How can smart meters help with increased energy bills?

smart meter, the more accurate the bill. Customers with smart meters can check to see when energy usage spikes, to be given a clearer picture of what times of the…

The future’s smart: how IoT is transforming home energy

…allowing users to more effectively harness the power of self-generated energy to ultimately alleviate the need to draw electricity from the grid. Is ‘eco-smart’ the future of smart homes? In…

Report estimates market for smart energy communities to hit $73bn by 2032

A new report from Guidehouse Insights explores the smart energy for smart cities technology market. While still a developing market space, smart energy communities (SECs) are emerging at a time…

LG envisions AI smart homes with Athom acquisition

LG Electronics (LG) has recently acquired an 80% stake in Athom, a smart home platform company based in Enschede, Netherlands. The agreement includes plans to purchase the remaining 20% within…

How Cloud computing and IoT power smart city transportation

smart cities can remotely monitor vehicle maintenance, fuel efficiency and driver behaviour. The benefits of leveraging Cloud computing and IoT There are numerous advantages to leveraging Cloud computing for smart

UK hospital trials smart glasses to reduce waiting lists

smart glasses also mean staff can be trained remotely too. Basildon is the UK’s first hospital to use the smart glasses for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) heart procedures which…

When connectivity meets chaos: the security risks of smart buses

Antoinette Hodes, evangelist & Global Solution Architect, Office of the CTO at Check Point Software runs through the security risks of smart buses In the age of smart cities, buses…

3 smart cities that failed within 5 years of launch

“Every new technology brings its own set of challenges alongside the opportunities it offers. Planning and managing smart city projects is no different,” says Steffan Black of ZenShield. Black explores…

DeRUCCI wins BIG Innovation Awards for AIoT smart mattress

…the DeRUCCI T11 Pro Smart Mattress was also recently awarded two CES 2024 Innovation Awards for best in Digital Health and Smart Home technology. The DeRUCCI new smart mattress and…