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A new study from the Consumer Electronics Association is showing that interest in wearable tech is definitely on a tear, and the sheer number of interested buyers increased four-fold over the year prior. Interest quadrupled, that's one of the biggest key points to get out of the CEA study which showed that consumers planning to purchase a, "dedicated wearable fitness device" rose to 13 percent of respondents in 2013, up four times from just three percent in 2012.
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The old Ella Fitzgerald song makes it pretty clear just where she'd like to be. Just drop her off in Harlem. Any place in Harlem. There's someone waiting there that makes it seem like Heaven, and in this case, that someone is Mr. Wi-Fi. Reports suggest that Mr. Wi-Fi is about to be very deeply entrenched in Harlem, as the area will be set to receive the biggest free public Wi-Fi system in the United States, measuring a staggering 95 blocks. |
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AT&T is doing something very interesting in Austin, Texas, aside from launching a gigabit Internet access service. It essentially plans to compensate its access customers $30 a month for the right to use their browsing history to target ads.
That would seem to be a first in the ISP industry and essentially puts a value on what a user's browsing history might be worth to a marketing services firm. |
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Networking industry vet Network Instruments is adding decided heft to JDSU, who is shelling out $200 million for the company. JDSU doesn't just get a product line, but a loyal customer base, much of which have dealt with Network Instruments for close to two decades.
In fact, Network Instruments was co-founded in 1994 by a former rocket scientist. And the company, till now, has been a stranger to acquisition, preferring to build products rather than buy them. |
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Retail environments and various venues are embracing the power of the Internet and machine to machine (M2M) technology to enhance the in-person experience for consumers through products like interactive walls and touchscreen kiosks. Madison Square Garden, home of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and an abundance of music artists and bands, recently completed a three-year, $1-billion renovation that includes just this kind of technology. |
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