Last week on Pro: the internet of things and cleantech, Mailbox.app and more
For a deeper dive into the topics and technologies covered on GigaOM, check out the latest in-depth analyses on GigaOM Pro, our subscription-based research service. This week: cleantech and the internet of things, email triage and more.If you’re in the .....»»
Podcast: Shark Week for the Internet of Things
What do you get when you combine cleantech, server tech, the internet of things and robotics with a surfboard? The answer can be found in this week's podcast featuring Liquid Robotics. Want to know how many fish there are in the sea.....»»
Podcast: The history of the internet of things includes a Swedish hockey team and LEGOs
The internet of things isn't a new idea, but it is finally becoming a reality. In this week's podcast, Adam Dunkels of ThingSquare explains what the tipping point was and how far we've come. Thirteen years ago Adam Dunkels was tryin.....»»
IoT Podcast: Where self-milking cows graze fields of data gold
Combine the internet of things and Numenta's machine learning algorithms and a new world of possibilities emerge. In this week's podcast we cover machines that will tell you before they break and fields that ask for water. Connecti.....»»
IBM Offers MessageSight As Cornerstone Of Mobile "Internet of Things" [Infographic]
IBM’s Smart Planet strategy has been a work in progress for the past five years. This week, it adds another piece to it in the shape of MessageSight, which IBM describes as a cornerstone of the whole Smart strategy. Read full story... .....»»
Podcast: What you really need to know before buying connected devices
This week's podcast stars our gadget reporter, Kevin Tofel, who helps me figure out a few tips for consumers thinking about buying connected devices to build out an internet of things in their homes. In my time talking to people abo.....»»
CA Acquires Layer 7 Technologies To Connect Cloud, Mobile And Internet Of Things As API Market Starts To Consolidate
CA Technologies announced this morning that it has acquired API management company Layer 7. It is the second major acquisition of an API management company in the past week, signaling a consolidation of a market that larger companies see as vital for cl.....»»
Breaking the Internet and forking WebKit: 13 stories you may have missed
We've got a baker's dozen of important stories from this week. This week was all about the Web. Well, ok, it was about a lot of other things too. Things like the four-year-old supercomputer that is now totally obsolete, the strategies proposed for c.....»»
Last week on Pro: SQL-on-Hadoop, paid content, and the internet of things
For a deeper dive into the topics and technologies covered on GigaOM, check out the latest in-depth analyses on GigaOM Pro, our subscription-based research service. This week: Hadoop, paid content, and the internet of thingsHadoop and content monetization.....»»
ICYMI Podcasts: ChromeDroid and how can chaos theory relieve traffic jams?
Catch up on our recent podcasts. This week we speculate about a potential Samsung smart watch and chat with IBM about the Internet of Things. It was a light week of podcasts at the old GigaOM ranch this past week (we were kinda busy with our Structure:Dat.....»»
This is the Modem World: The internet may be killing cash
Each week Joshua Fruhlinger contributes This is the Modem World, a column dedicated to exploring the culture of consumer technology. We worship money. It can be exchanged for life-sustaining stuff, makes us powerful and drives us to make new things. It a.....»»
Video: Why you shouldn’t care about securing the Internet of things just yet
Usman Haque of Cosm shares his hopes and fears for the internet of things (plus a hilarious Tumblr) in this video of his presentation at the GigaOM internet of things meetup last week.Does thinking about privacy and security at the developing states of th.....»»
ICYMI: No WFH for you, Yahoo! Pixel’s pinch secrets and Internet things!
Catch up with our weekly podcasts as we talk about the pros and cons of telecommuting, a router with a touchscreen and Chromebook Pixel!We understand, you’re busy. So you may not have had the chance to check out our podcasts this week. That’s .....»»
ICYMI: PlayStation Snore, the Internet of cool things and social tools for the enterprise
If you missed any of our podcasts week, here's a chance to catch up for not only the headlines, but also for context. Looking for something to listen to as you relax this weekend? Or to pass the time before the Oscars? Get caught up on all the tech news a.....»»
Top 10 most read: Sony Xperia Z gets dunked, Windows 8 price hikes and GE"s internet of things drive
The stories that whet the appetite of V3 readers last week.....»»
Sina Weibo Accounts Of Prominent Bloggers, Journalists & Activists Shuttered As China Clamps Down On Internet Users
The last week has been a troubling one for observers of Internet censorship in China, and things just got worse as several bloggers and activists had their Sina Weibo accounts shut down over the past few days, the Washington Post reports. The account clo.....»»
New awesome things to watch in our video archives!
There's no way you're really gonna be productive this week. Give up. It's the pre-holiday slide into sugar-fueled oblivion, and you need goofy and/or interesting internet videos to lubricate your downtime. Check out our video page. You'll find: — .....»»
The Mystery of Univ. of Chicago?s Indiana Jones Package Has Been Solved
(Photo: Tumblr) Last week the Internet was abuzz with the news that a mystery package addressed to Indiana Jones had landed in the mailbox of the University of Chicago admissions office. Was it some Internet weirdo being weird and Internetty? Was it a pie.....»»
Web servers and Satan: The best Ars stories from this week
And we tested out Google fiber in person, too. From the building blocks of the Internet to the Mark of the Beast, Ars delivered more than a few exploratory articles on things that many of us find mysterious. How does carbon capture work, and how likel.....»»
8 Clever Google Data Center Easter Eggs [PICS]
1. Rickroll'd Click here to view this gallery. Google lifted the curtain on its data centers this week, revealing the extensive array of tubes, cables and other techie things that power your Internet searches. Also unveiled: .....»»
Dear Facebook, It Could Really Be This Simple
"The one positive thing that this week has so far thrown light on is that there is a widespread recognition that things cannot stay the same." -- Keith Teare Oh ye of little faith: For the many of us who BELIEVE in Consumer Internet, it's so painful to wa.....»»