Startup Spotlight: IoTfy bills itself as the ‘WordPress for Internet of Things’ Hardware companies big and small are looking at the Internet of Things (IoT) as the new frontier. As our devices… Read More
Low-power Passive Wi-Fi system wins high praise for UW researchers Computer scientists and engineers from the University of Washington say they’ve figured out a way to generate Wi-Fi transmissions using 10,000 times… Read More
Get in touch with the stratosphere through Microsoft’s Pegasus II balloon mission How high can the Internet of Things go? Microsoft Research plans to extend the IoT into the stratosphere with its… Read More
Google’s Nest Labs plans ‘top secret’ project at new Seattle engineering center Nest Labs co-founder Matt Rogers was in Seattle on Wednesday to kick off the company’s new engineering center and to… Read More
Amazon jumps into the Internet of Things, pitching AWS for connected devices Amazon is jumping into the Internet of Things, but not with a physical product. Instead, the company wants to provide the backbone… Read More
Startup Spotlight: PupPod helps dogs ‘reach their intellectual potential’ with Internet-connected toy The Internet of Things is transforming analog to digital all around us. There’s the connected car, the connected house … could… Read More
Microsoft ditches the Start Menu again, but just for the Internet of Things The latest version of Windows 10 ditches the Start Menu once again, but don’t worry: this time it’s only for… Read More
IoT data startup Buddy set for IPO after reverse takeover deal with Australian mining company Seattle-based startup Buddy is going public, but not in the way you might expect. In one of the more unique acquisition… Read More
How Salesforce innovates: Cloud company is a ‘super early adopter’ Salesforce is one of the dominant players in the emerging cloud market, and the San Francisco-based company’s profile has been… Read More
KUKA and Microsoft team up on internet-connected manufacturing robots Microsoft and industrial robot maker Kuka are bringing the robot apocalypse ever closer with a new collaboration that combines one… Read More
Update to Amazon Echo turns it into a remote control for the smart home Amazon updated its Echo virtual assistant/wireless speaker today to make it possible for users to control their smart home with… Read More
Wally home monitoring system ties into the rest of the web with IFTTT integration Wally, the home sensing system produced by Seattle-based SNUPI Technologies, became a whole lot more useful today by adding support… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Crowsnest powers real-time crash reports for ‘Internet of Things’ Connecting devices is becoming easier and cheaper, enabling the development of a new frontier in technology — the Internet of Things. Tech… Read More
GeekWire Calendar Picks: Shareconomy Live, Cigars & Startups, and more The sharing economy has generated a lot of buzz (and heated debate) since services like Uber and Airbnb first emerged.… Read More
Meet the 10 startups in Microsoft’s new Internet of Things and home automation accelerator In June, Microsoft announced a new startup accelerator focused on companies building gadgets, devices and software for the connected home… Read More
Charting the ‘Hype Cycle’: Internet of Things, Wearables, 3D Printing at the ‘peak of inflated expectations’ Here at GeekWire we spend a lot of time covering cool innovations, but even we get tired of the hype… Read More
Microsoft joins Qualcomm’s effort to set standards for ‘Internet of Things’ Microsoft announced today that it is joining the AllSeen Alliance, a Qualcomm-led effort to establish standards for devices that fit into… Read More
Bluetooth gives devs an onramp to Internet of Things with new starter kit Developers interested in trying their hands at apps that tap into low-power Bluetooth Smart technology now have an official guided tour… Read More
Pew Research: Why ‘Internet of Things’ and wearables will become mainstream by 2025 Wearable computing may not have caught on with mainstream users of technology quite yet, but a new study from Pew Research… Read More
