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ASUS IoT Announces Tinker Board 3N Single Board Computer
ASUS IoT has today announced the new Tinker Board 3N Arm-based single-board computer (SBC). ASUS Tinker Board 3N The Tinker Board 3N is a NUC-sized SBC which is equipped with a rich I/O and support for Linux Debian, Yocto and Android operating systems. It is equipped with a 64-bit quad-core…
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ASUS IoT Reveals Next-Generation PE1100N
ASUS IoT has today announced the PE1100N ultra-compact computer for AI inferencing at the edge and powered by NVIDIA Jetson Orin Series. ASUS PE1100N The PE1100N is an ultra-compact computer which is powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform with an efficient ARM processor and embedded NVIDIA GPU. This mini PC…
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Research Reveals 1-in-6 Americans Now Own a Smart Speaker
The market for smart speakers has boomed in 2017 with more products hitting the market. In fact, according to National Public Radio (NPR) and Edison research, one in six Americans own a smart speaker device. That is a considerable 128% increase from January 2017. That is 16% of the population…
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Intel Launches Atom C3000 Series System-on-Chip Processors
Intel is due to announce their latest Coffee Lake desktop processors on Monday, August 21, but they are also announcing their new C3000 processors over the weekend. The Atom C3000 processors represent Intel’s 3rd generation Atom System-on-Chip based CPU, manufactured on Intel’s 14nm process technology. They are ideal solutions for…
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ASRock X10 IoT Smart Home Router Introduced
Although manufacturer ASRock is known more for their motherboards, they also offer networking solutions with their G10 router and H2R HDMI router. Their latest networking product however is called the ASRock X10, which brings IoT smart home solutions in a compact router form. The X10 is ideal for the modern…
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Microsoft Unveils GLAS Smart Thermostat with Cortana Assistant
After demonstrating their Cortana virtual assistant for cars and home last May, Microsoft is now unveiling GLAS. GLAS is a smart thermostat that rivals Nest and Honeywell’s Lyric. The unveiling comes through a minute-long YouTube video, showing an elegant wall-mounted touch-screen device. It has a semi-transparent screen and although larger…
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Intel Quietly Discontinues IoT Development Boards
Intel is discontinuing their Galileo, Joule and Edison lineup of development boards, most likely due to poor sales. The Galileo is an Arduino-compatible mini computer launched in 2013, while the Edison launched in 2014. The Joule, which Intel touts as its most powerful dev kit however, was only introduced last…
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Mirai Botnet Launches Fresh 54-Hour DDoS Attack
A new variant of the Mirai botnet has launched a fresh distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that lasted over three days. Mirai – run by a type of malware able to infect and take control of IoT devices – was used in October 2016 to conduct one of the…
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TP-Link Smart Home Products Now All Compatible with Google Assistant
Digital assistants are the big thing at the moment as they allow you to control most of your home when coupled with other smart devices. TP-Link has now announced that its entire family of smart home products are compatible with the Google Assistant. With the integration of Google Assistant on Google…
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NVIDIA Announces the Jetson TX2 IoT System
Nvidia has unveiled the new Jetson TX2 system which is an impressive credit card-sized platform that delivers AI computing. It is designed to be used in intelligent factory robots, commercial drones and smart cameras for AI cities. The new Jetson TX2 has two run modes. It can either offers twice the performance…
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TetraBIN Smart Trash Can Lets You Play With Garbage
The “Internet of Things” is a vision of a fully connected world integrating phones, toasters, and fridges to the internet. Now, even a trash bin gets the IoT treatment with the TetraBIN smart trash can. TetraBIN has been around for several years now, mostly just as a simple LED light…
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QNAP Launches TS-431X Entry-level Business NAS with 10GbE
QNAP announced a new NAS and this one is aimed at the entry-level business market. The new NAS is called the TS-431X and it is a cost effective 4-bay NAS with a dual-core processor, upgradable memory, and built-in 10GbE SFP+ port. Businesses can take full advantage of the best features via…
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MIT Engineers Create Power Supply That Efficiently Sips Energy
A new type of power supply has been created by researchers from MIT which sips energy by utilizing packets of energy rather than a voltage stream. Power supplies generally provide steady voltage which is highly inefficient when it comes to small devices that do not require to be constantly fed…
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Intel Cyclone 10 FPGA Family Launched
Aside from recently launching their highest performing and most expensive Xeon E7-8894 v4processor, Intel is also delving deeper into IoT with the launch of their Cyclone 10 FPGA line. The launch stems directly from their acquisition of Altera in 2015 and offers a lower power, cost-sensitive option to the rest…
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