IoT

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.

Remote-Working Jobs: Disaster Looms As Managers Refuse To Listen

SAN FRANCISCO - Business leaders are "holding on to the remnants of the past" by failing to recognize fundamental shifts in the workforce -- leaving them with a potential talent exodus on their hands. A survey of more than 10,500 knowledge workers found that many company executives continue to view the office as the nerve

By |2021-10-25T19:34:04-04:00October 25th, 2021|IoT|

Innovation Partnerships Leads U-M Research Commercialization Efforts

ANN ARBOR - The University of Michigan has announced the launch of Innovation Partnerships, a reorganized unit that will serve as a central hub to lead research commercialization efforts, support startup company launch and growth, and create and foster corporate research alliances. The newly named Innovation Partnerships, based in the Office of the Vice President

By |2021-10-25T09:39:43-04:00October 25th, 2021|IoT|

Industry 4.0 Campaign Launched To Support West Michigan Manufacturers

ZEELAND - Lakeshore Advantage, with support from partners at The Right Place, Greater Muskegon Economic Development, Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-West, and Michigan Economic Development Corporation, launched a West Michigan Industry 4.0 campaign to increase manufacturers’ smart manufacturing technology adoption readiness. Implementing Industry 4.0 technologies into operations helps manufacturers to create opportunities for improved efficiency, higher

By |2021-10-24T16:31:52-04:00October 24th, 2021|Industry 4.0, IoT|

New Research Predicts AR Spending to Surpass $48.6 Billion By 2025 

WINNIPEG, Canada  – According to a new study, Augmented Reality is expected to grow 18-fold over the next four years from $2.7 billion in 2021 to $48.6 billion in 2025. The survey was commissioned by Librestream and done by IDC. “AR is a key way that C-suites are achieving transformation at scale,” said Andrea Minonne,

By |2021-10-04T20:37:41-04:00October 4th, 2021|IoT|

Northeastern Michigan To Get Fiber Broadband With Help Of Merit Network

ALPENA -  Gigabit speed internet service will soon be available in Northeastern Michigan from Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op, a multiyear phased fiber-to-the-home network project, providing access to Internet and voice services to 30,000-plus homes and businesses across its northeast Michigan. This includes Alpena, Cheboygan, Montmorency, Presque Isle and portions of Alcona, Emmet, Mackinac,

By |2021-10-03T17:02:08-04:00October 3rd, 2021|Featured, IoT|

Black Friday Shopping Might Be Too Late Thanks To Shipping Delays

SAN FRANCISCO - The school year just started, Halloween is coming and Thanksgiving plans are still up in the air. We get it. Your hands are full. Still, consider ordering your year-end gifts now if they're an important part of your holidays. Gifts you buy online on Black Friday might not have enough time to arrive by

By |2021-09-25T10:44:05-04:00September 25th, 2021|IoT, News|

Chipmakers To Carmakers: Time To Get Out Of The Semiconductor Stone Age

DETROIT -When it comes to the electronic circuits that power our everyday lives, the automobile is simultaneously the world’s most expensive consumer good and the one that runs on the cheapest possible semiconductor chips. Moore’s law of ever-increasing miniaturization seemingly never reached the automotive industry. Dozens of chips found in everything from electronic brake systems

By |2022-07-26T14:06:22-04:00September 20th, 2021|Auto Tech, Autonomous Vehicles, IoT|

Shaping New Generation Of Innovators For 4th Industrial Revolution

DETROIT - The world around us is changing at blistering speed. Welcome to the ‘Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)’. We are smack dab in the middle of incredible changes that are causing our physical, digital, and biological worlds to merge. In this vastly altered reality, age-old rules no longer apply, especially when it

By |2021-09-19T13:03:38-04:00September 19th, 2021|Industry 4.0, IoT|

IoT.2: A New Trend In The World Of Internet Of Everything

DETROIT - There’s a new trend in the IoT space, and it’s called IoT.2. If you haven’t experienced it yet, here’s what’s happening. IoT Space Since the arrival of the term “IoT” and the switch from the M2M mindset to the IoT mindset, forward-thinking companies have raced to be first to market with “industry disruptive” or “transformative”

By |2021-09-07T19:18:27-04:00September 7th, 2021|5th Generation Mobile Network 5G, IoT|

JD Power: Smartphone Connectivity Now Biggest Auto Quality Headache

  TROY—A balky transmission? Poor fit and finish? Nope. The automotive quality analysis firm J.D. Power’s latest U.S. Initial Quality Study found that smartphone connections are now the No. 1 quality complaint with new cars. Overall, new vehicle quality improved 2% from 2020 to 2021, the survey found. This is slightly lower than the average

By |2021-09-14T08:45:14-04:00September 7th, 2021|5th Generation Mobile Network 5G, IoT|