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.

Predictions: Electric Car Prices To Drop, Night Photography, Privacy Status Symbol, Instagram Becomes New QVC

SAN FRANCISCO - So what's coming in 2020? Mashable's writers got together to consider what's coming next in the world of tech.  Electric car prices will start to come down With more all-electric and hybrid models coming from nearly every carmaker, expect to see prices start to level out. Even if sticker prices don’t drop,

By |2020-01-01T18:51:34-05:00January 1st, 2020|IoT|

Rocket Fiber Provides Wi-Fi 6 Connections To Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center

DETROIT - The Detroit Pistons has made Rocket Fiber its official internet and network services partner at the new Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Rocket Fiber will also hold the naming rights to the performance center's state-of-the-art broadcast studio.  The Rocket Fiber Studio contains seven unique broadcast sets

By |2019-12-21T17:17:18-05:00December 21st, 2019|Featured, IoT|

Three Michigan University Startups In Deep Learning, Augmented Reality, Robotic Process Automation Get $250,000

DETROIT - The Innovation Hub for Advanced Computing has awarded $250,000 to three projects that aim to address future or poorly met market needs in frontier computing technologies, such as deep learning, augmented reality and robotic process automation. The Hub is part of the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization that invested in startups led by

By |2019-12-21T17:31:33-05:00December 20th, 2019|IoT|

Three Detroit Startups Receive Cash Prizes At TechTown’s Start Studio Showcase

DETROIT - TechTown Detroit announced Friday that the creator of Skilled-Tec, a mixed and augmented reality platform created to provide training in the skilled trades field, won the $1,500 first-place prize at the Start Studio Fall Showcase pitch competition, the culmination of Detroit's only idea-stage program for tech and tech-based businesses. The showcase on Wednesday,

By |2019-12-21T17:27:02-05:00December 20th, 2019|Featured, IoT|

Internet Sales Tax Bills Headed To Senate Floor

LANSING - Legislation codifying into state law a U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding internet sales tax provisions for online retail entities was reported by a Michigan Senate panel Wednesday, a move that could bring millions in additional revenue to the state. The proposed changes come following the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in South Dakota v.

By |2019-11-17T19:00:01-05:00November 13th, 2019|Featured, IoT, Politics, Politics/Government|

Lean Construction Institute Names Detroit Man 2020 Annual Congress Chair

WASHINGTON – Jeff Creighton, senior corporate strategy manager and Lean leader at Barton Malow has been named 2020 Lean Construction Institute committee chair. Creighton is a prominent leader of Michigan Lean Construction Institute Community of Practice, of which the members nominated him for the coveted 2020 LCI Annual Congress position. He has more than 25

By |2019-11-03T19:10:09-05:00November 3rd, 2019|IoT|

Cotter Appointed To Technology Council Of West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS - Michael Cotter, director of digital products at Feyen Zylstra has been appointed to the Technology Council of West Michigan. The Council, which is organized and managed by The Right Place, is focused on growing software-oriented businesses in the greater Grand Rapids region. Cotter, who has more than 19 years of software engineering

By |2019-11-03T19:10:09-05:00November 3rd, 2019|IoT|

U.S., China Ahead of Europe In AI, New Report Shows

WASHINGTON—As nations race to achieve a global advantage in artificial intelligence, a new report from the Center for Data Innovation finds the United States leads in AI, with China coming in second—notwithstanding significant efforts to close the gap and dominate the field—and the European Union lagging behind. However, China’s bold AI initiatives are poised to

By |2019-08-20T20:10:01-04:00August 20th, 2019|IoT|