Conference Room Mic Myths
When a meeting is large enough that not everyone is able to hear all potential talkers in the room, you...
Month: July 2015
Conference Phone with Extension Microphones
SUDBURY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Revolabs®, the premier provider of audio solutions for unified communications (UC), enterprise collaboration, and professional audio applications, announced...
Gemalto contactless payment wristbands
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, is supplying Saracens, one of the UK's most successful rugby...
Contactless payment wristbands
Supporters of Saracens rugby union club have been given prepaid contactless wristbands that let them pay for food and drink with a...
Lollapalooza Goes Cashless
Lollapalooza is rolling out a new initiative this week called Lolla Cashless that claims to be the first effort from...
Surplus food for the homeless
On-demand smartphone apps are known for addressing the whims and desires of the comfortable. It turns out they can also...
Startup turns smartphones into microphones at events
MESA, Ariz. — During a session on Thursday at Phoenix Startup Week, an investor advised entrepreneurs in the crowd that founders within the...
Is the smartphone app “Waze” a benefit?
I had never heard of this smartphone app “Waze” until I saw news article after news article pertaining to the controversy...
Technology leads the way
More than 300 event planners gathered at this week's Meet The Future Conference to discuss new technology, with smartphone apps...
How your smartphone threatens?
When fans showcase their favorite athletes on Twitter or Instagram, sports teams have been enthusiastic enablers. But a new live-streaming...
Smartphone apps boosting interaction
Apps are rapidly becoming a big part of any major event - how does a developer stand out in this...
Smartphone app that rewards physically-active users
A new app that supports local business while offering financial rewards for living an active lifestyle is now supported in...
Smartphone App Could Save Lives
Smartphones could be used to act as early warning systems for devastating earthquakes. This breakthrough could be especially useful in...
New UW app can detect sleep apnea events
Determining whether your snoring is merely annoying, or crosses the threshold into a life-threatening problem, isn’t convenient or cheap. The...
Two New Smartphone Apps Make Public Events Easier
Sennheiser, a Germany-based manufacturer of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems, has partnered with researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute on...
iBeacon & Social Media
Ever since social media came into being and gave us a brand new and altogether different and enhanced experience through...
Tesco and Unilever partner on iBeacon
Tesco has partnered with Unilever to roll out iBeacon technology to 270 Tesco stores. The tech works by triggering exclusive...
Apple wants to patent iBeacon
'Find a friend', what could possibly go wrong? The fruit of Apple's 2013 acquisition of indoor mapper WiFiSlam seems to...
Enhancing customer experience in store
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at a range of ways iPad can be used in retail including...
Google’s UriBeacon
In October 2014 Google createdUriBeacon, an open specification to connect Bluetooth Low power beacons to the web, an experiment they...
WeChat introduces iBeacon
WeChat and China Central Television are leading the charge in bringing iBeacon technology into the media industry with a recent...
SXSW plans largest iBeacon deployment
South by Southwest (SXSW) just launched its official mobile app ahead of the festival and alongside it announced plans for the world’s...
APPLE IBEACON SPECIFICATIONS
There are a handful of beacon manufacturers competing in the market today, fromEstimote, Kontakt and Minew. These beacons all essentially operate...
THE IBEACON PLATFORM
The Apple iWatch is not due out until sometime in spring, yet developers are already bull rushing into the space....
UREVU TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE
uRevu is a new mobile phone app that allows users to rate customers and employees tagged with a beacon in...
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS NOW USING IBEACONS
The Cavaliers are joining a host of many other professional sports teams that are sending location-aware notifications to users with...
iBeacon for travel in 2015
In the few months since Apple released the iPhone 6 and unveiled its new iWatch, the tech world has been...
iBeacon tech at Cannes Lions 2015
This year's official Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity app, released on Monday in conjunction with the event, sports integration...
Crashing this 80-megapixel drone
Phase One has debuted what it's calling "the world's smallest" 80-megapixel medium format camera. The Phase One iXU 180 weighs...
Auto-following camera drone
It's been several months since AirDog's namesake tag-along camera drone was originally expected to ship, but the award-winning robotic flyer...