Darren Soothill; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to detect pot holes and make the most used roads safer.
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Intel Ignition Labs – Movement Tracker
Ian Mortom; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to automatically control cameras to track facial movements.
Intel Ignition Labs – Automatic Parking Meter
Roman Quijano Luna; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, explains how he used the Intel Edison board to simplify using paid-for car parks.
Intel Ignition Labs – Matt Ward
Matt Ward; Intel's UK IoT Ignition Lab manager, talks to us about how the Ignition Labs are pushing innovation in IoT.
Sony Goes For Gold With B-Trainer Smart Music Player
Combining earphones, music player and fitness tracker, it’s got Colin Jackson’s seal of approval
HP To Buy Wind Power To Run Texas Data Centres
The giant tech vendor's agreement to buy wind energy over 12 years will help HP beat its greenhouse gas reduction goals by five years
Sony Gets Its Mobile Division Working On Drones
Aerosense drones will combine Sony camera technology and ZMP robotics
Nokia To Launch Virtual Reality Device ‘Next Week’
Reports claim Nokia is the latest firm to target the VR market with July 28 event
Google Hands Control Of Kubernetes To Cloud Native Computing Foundation
New group of industry partners, including Box, eBay and Cisco, will advance Kubernetes open-source container technology
Apple Watch Sales Make Apple The World’s ‘Top Wearable Company’
4.2 million Apple Watches were sold in the last quarter, Canalys figures report
Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks
ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones
Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment
Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK roads
Robot With Bacteria Brains Developed By Scientist
Forget artifical intelligence - scientist develops technique for bacteria to control the behaviour of robots
HTC Pulls Its Grip Wearable
Fitness band canned as HTC prepares launch of wider product portfolio later this year
Inmarsat Gets European Space Agency Backing For Mobile Satellite Services
ESA funding for Inmarsat will go on study looking at next generation of mobile satellite technologies
Fujitsu Claims Huge Energy Savings With Liquid Cooling
Good to be green. Fujitsu says its Primergy cooling tech for data centres can halve cooling costs
Hive’s New Thermostat, Plugs And Sensors Can Make Your Home Smarter Than Ever
Hive 2 revealed alongside smart plugs, motion sensors and active lights to smarten up your house
Samsung Unveils Its View Of The Office Of Tomorrow
The smart, hyper-connected workplace of 2025 will differ quite a bit from today, Samsung Futures report claims
AWS Has Unveiled A Colossal Wind Farm To Power Its Data Centres
North Carolina wind farm will generate 670,000 MWh of wind energy every year at bring AWS on track to hit 40 percent renewable goals
Google’s Next Android Wear Update Will Let Your Watches Speak To Each Other
Forthcoming Android Wear upgrade takes a leaf out of Apple's book to give more interactivity between user and watch
Robots Go To Work In Scotland’s Rural Pharmacies
Robotic pharmacy kiosks could revolutionise medicine access in the Scottish highlands and islands
MIT Researchers Program Bacteria For Gut Biosensors
Genetically engineered bacteria could help detect and treat digestive-system diseases, said MIT
HP Drags Intel Into HPC Market Push
HP enlists Intel to help with pushing HPC into new markets such as oil & gas and life science
David Cameron Wants To Increase Spending On RAF Drones
Prime Minister urges defence chiefs to plough more cash into RAF Reaper drones to combat IS threat
WATCH: Microsoft Reveals The Future Of Healthcare With HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens promo vid explains how the holographic device could dramatically change the way doctors learn about the body
Nokia Tests Drones For Telco Network Inspections
Nokia teamed with Middle East telco Du to run a PoC showing how drones can be used for everything from optimisation testing to line-of-sight work
Swiss Post To Kick-Start Drone Delivery
Drone tests to begin next month, with the hope of rolling out within next few years
Vodafone: Our 5G Network Will Help Smarten Up The Connected Car
We want to connect every machine in the world, operator's M2M head says
First Apple HomeKit-Powered Smart Appliances Go On Sale
Nest also launches connected smoke alarm and security camera in the UK on a good day for smart home technology
Microsoft Offers $500k Bonus To HoloLens App Developers
Five grants and HoloLens headsets are on offer to successful applicants