Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Digital Eyes 'See' What People Are Up To by Chuck Martin, Staff Writer

Among other transformation, the Internet of Things will, in effect, create a lot more of what I view as digital eyes. Various types of sensors and tracking devices already are being deployed so that distant viewing of people or their activities can be remotely captured. Numerous examples of this have made some headlines recently. ...Read the whole story

  • New Drone Defense System Could Block Video, Photosby Chase Martin

    Connected devices in the sky might not be as connected if they fly near businesses using a new "drone defense" security system just launched. The system by Deutsche Telekom comprises video cameras, radio frequency scanners and microphones to detect objects in the sky. The software running the system can analyze a detected object to determine whether it is a drone, and if so, its make and model, according to DT. ...Read the whole story

  • Government Holds Off On IoT Security Requirementsby Chase Martin

    One of the top government agencies has a program designed to secure the Internet of Things, but plans to hold off until next year before moving forward. In addition to researching and establishing IoT security best practices like the guidelines outlined by other agencies, the FCC's Cybersecurity Risk Reduction Program Plan also would put in place a certification process for IoT device manufacturers. "The commission's proposal for a device certification process, either by the agency or through industry self-certification, deserves strong consideration," Mark Warner, senator of Virginia, said in a statement. ...Read the whole story

  • Blippar AI Visual Search Engine Recognizes Faces In Real-Time by Laurie Sullivan

    Blippar expanded its augmented reality visual search browser on Tuesday to recognize faces in real-time with a simple smartphone camera and return information about that person. ...Read the whole story

  • Cheap Fitness Trackers Outselling Apple Smartwatchesby Gavin O'Malley

    Who would want a cheap fitness tracker when you can have an Apple Watch? A majority of consumers, apparently. According to fresh third-quarter findings from IDC, cheap trackers are outselling Apple's superior products -- and it's costing the tech giant big-time. ...Read the whole story

    Around The Net

    • Movie To Be Promoted Via Virtual RealityMobile Marketer

      With the release of the highly anticipated Assassin's Creed film just around the corner, 20th Century Fox teamed up with AMD and Alienware to produce an immersive VR experience to promote the film. The VR experience is set to take the viewers into the world of the Spanish Inquisition, the time period in which the movie is partially set. The use of virtual reality brings the film back to its roots as a video game franchise. ...Read the whole story

    • New Controllers Boost Oculus Rift VRFast Company

      For fans of the Oculus Rift, waiting has been very much the name of the game. And tomorrow, with the release of Oculus’s Touch Controllers, the final bit of waiting is over at last. First unveiled to the world in a now-famous 2012 Kickstarter and launched earlier this year, the Rift instantly became the standard-bearer for the promise of what a new generation of consumer virtual reality could deliver. Over the years, through a series of developer versions, a lot of people—though not the masses, who didn’t have access—were introduced to VR for the first time. ...Read the whole story

    • Nike Files Patent For AR Workout BuddyInvestors.com

      Among the latest crop of sometimes peculiar and futuristic patent applications from Nike, all in the name of getting you pumped for a workout: an "energy harvesting device," an augmented-reality workout buddy, and motivational music streaming. Unlike Under Armour (UA) and its dive into fitness trackers this year, Nike's been rather quiet on the wearables front, instead opting to team up with Apple on a Nike-edition Apple Watch. But its 60-plus patent-application dump, which the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published Thursday, indicates that the Swoosh is still steadfastly working on wearable technology, particularly items designed to be integrated into workout clothes and footwear — i.e., stuff that ... ...Read the whole story