Technology Editor Bill Wong talks with the IPSO Alliance’s Christian Légaré about why interoperability is critical for success in the IoT, and what’s being done about it. The IPSO Alliance is “focused ...

When the PC brought computing to the desktop three decades ago, it began a revolution that’s led to a quantum leap in the speed and productivity in the offices of businesses and institutions. Today, ...

Two MIT researchers are working on creating "smart sand," a system in which people can bury a small object, then, moments later, pull out a 3D duplicate of that object, created out of the particles.

Lukáš Likavčan takes us on a rich and satisfying philosophical journey. From Agamben's apparatus, through Hegel's positive religion (in contemporary robes), on to its materialization in Graeber's ...

Photoshop has tools and features that can make your work easier and more interesting. One feature of Photoshop is the Smart objects. You may be wondering what are Smart Objects in Photoshop. After ...

Smart manufacturing, Industry 4.0 and the industrial internet of things (IIoT) are discussed constantly in the manufacturing world. As you might expect, some of it's hype, but a lot of it is more real ...

In other words, Microsoft is developing fabric that can recognize and identify objects nearby. So what do you mean by smart fabric? Smart fabric refers to textiles that embed technology such as ...

Twine, a puck filled with sensors, detects anything from moisture to magnetism: Stick it anywhere, and it’ll tweet status updates at your command. And there’s no coding skills required.

Researchers have developed a smart glasses system that can help blind people or individuals with poor vision to recognize and reach objects in their environment. The system, described in a study ...

The Australian government has allocated A$50 million for the Smarter Cities and Suburbs Program to encourage projects that "improve the livability, productivity and sustainability of cities and towns ...