Hikvision And Nvidia Jointly Release Smart Binocular Video Recorder

The AI+: Perception of the Future, Integrated Development forum and the Hikvision product launch was held in Beijing. During the event, Hikvision and a provider of visual computing NVIDIA jointly released the latest smart binocular video recorder. Mr. Zhang Jianzhong, NVIDIA’s Global Vice President and General Manager for China, addressed the conference and joined the experts and business leaders in various areas of artificial intelligence (AI) witnessing another milestone of AI in the application of intelligent security hardware and the promotion of smart city construction.
 

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Internet of Things can be found everywhere — except in GDP data

In the world of making everyday life more digital, something is starting to tip. You can see it at Noyes Air Conditioning on Monday mornings.

They used to be a nightmare, as recently as 2013, says General Manager Chris Kaufman in Gaithersburg, Md. Seventy technicians would dump a week’s worth of service tickets on accountants who’d then scramble to get invoices and payroll out. It was “really killing us,” Kaufman said.

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Michigan entrepreneur adding to the Internet of things

Jake Sigal, the founder and CEO of Tome, is helping to create the Internet of things. To put it simply, the Internet of things — IoT in tech-speak — is the complex concept that everyday objects have network connectivity, putting them on the path to automation and artificial intelligence. Tome — pronounced like home but with a T — helps devices talk to each other using apps.

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3 Cities Where User Experience Design Helped Make Services Better

There is a difference between the way a person buys a book on the Internet and the way a person fills out a form to apply for government benefits. But why? Much of the discussion on Nov. 2 at the Code for America (CfA) Summit was focused on that question. Why is it that so many people have a hard time applying for business licenses, or enrolling in food assistance programs, or doing most things involving government?

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Savari and SAIC Motors Partner to Bring Self-Driving Car Technology to China

SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - October 25, 2016) - Savari Inc. announced that the company has signed an agreement with SAIC USA Inc. (Fully owned subsidiary of Chinese automaker SAIC Motors) to manufacture and distribute the company's industry-leading V2X communications solutions in the Greater China and selected ASEAN Coutries. With this partnership, the world's largest and most advanced V2X communications provider and the largest automotive manufacturer in China are working together to connect cars with roadway infrastructure to pave the way for the proliferation of self-driving vehicles.

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ZTE and Semtech announce IoT demonstration bases in China

Chinese telecoms vendor ZTE Corporation plans to deploy more than 30 Internet of Things (IoT) demonstration bases across the country to help foster LoRa technology innovation. To help deliver on the initiative, ZTE has teamed up with Semtech Corporation with the first demonstration base unveiled at this week’s China LoRa IoT summit in Nanjing which runs 18-19 October. ZTE expects the full roll-out of the demonstration bases to be completed by the end of 2016.

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China's Overbearing Share of Smart Meter Connections Portends Future Issues for Its IoT Competitiveness

ABI Research finds that more than 45% of China's IoT connections today stem from smart meters. When measured by cellular and fixed line connections, more than 63% are smart meters, with that percentage expected to climb over the next five years. The net result may mean lopsided investments in IoT that eventually undercut China's competitiveness in the global market.

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Building the city of the future — at a $41 trillion price tag

Cities around the world could spend as much as $41 trillion on smart tech over the next 20 years.When one of the largest California wildfires on record broke out in 2013, raging for more than two months and threatening San Francisco's water supply coming from Yosemite, firefighters used drones to get aerial shots of the blaze and determine the best points of entry. Now those drones have come down from the mountains and into the city.

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China goes up a gear

China and the internet of things (IoT) may be a match made in heaven. This week, China Telecom, the country’s leading fixed-line carrier, reported a 303% increase in IoT subscriptions in the year to June 30th. That suggests the Middle Kingdom’s IoT market is gaining new momentum as competition between its three major carriers intensifies.

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How Smart Cities & IoT Will Change Our Communities

People continue to flock to cities for several reasons, such as employment opportunities, lifestyle, and more. The latest U.S. Census Bureau data showed that all but one of the 20 largest cities in the U.S. experienced population growth last year. And with the exception of New York City, the 15 cities that had the greatest population growth were in the southern and western portions of the country.

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