At the 2019 MIT Space2 workshop, TechRepublic Senior Writer Teena Maddox spoke with Adam Kaplin, MD, Ph.D., at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine about how depression is a common occurrence in multiple sclerosis patients, but an online app is helping patients better relay data about their mood to their physicians. The following is an […]
Archives for 2019
IBM Watson IoT wants to improve field worker safety with wearables, but could it backfire?
On Wednesday, IBM announced collaborations with Garmin Health, Mitsufuji and SmartCone as part of a push for the company’s Watson IoT platform to be used to increase worker safety for those in hazardous environments like construction sites, mines, and factories. IBM envisions wearable technologies capable of monitoring biometric attributes (including heart rate and body temperature), […]
How VR can improve life on a spacecraft
At the 2019 MIT Space2 workshop, TechRepublic Senior Writer Teena Maddox spoke with former astronaut Jay Buckey about his thoughts on how viewing nature scenes through virtual reality can improve life in a confined space such as on a spacecraft. The following is an edited transcript of the interview. Teena Maddox: Tell me a little […]
Internet of Things Market Overview
2019 Trends in Internet of Things – part 2 Given the staggering number of technology innovations that have been introduced recently, it is difficult to say which one claims the top spot as the most disruptive. Smartphones completely changed the perception of where computing could take place. Cloud systems created a new mindset around how […]
Here’s How Big Data Analytics Has Changed the eCommerce Industry
Data is everywhere. We gather and share countless data every moment, in fact, even our actions are generating data right now. Things that we used to see in sci-fi movies have now become real. With us being surrounded by so much data, managing them has become very challenging, but then big data is here! IoT, […]
Anomaly detection using built-in machine learning models in Azure Stream Analytics
Built-in machine learning (ML) models for anomaly detection in Azure Stream Analytics significantly reduces the complexity and costs associated with building and training machine learning models. This feature is now available for public preview worldwide both in the cloud and on IoT Edge. What is Azure Stream Analytics? Azure Stream Analytics is a fully managed […]
Moving your Azure Virtual Machines has never been easier!
To meet customer demand, Azure is continuously expanding. We’ve been adding new Azure regions and introducing new capabilities. As a result, customers want to move their existing virtual machines (VMs) to new regions while adopting the latest capabilities. There are other factors that prompt our customers to relocate their VMs. For example, you may want […]
2019 Trends in Internet of Things
2019 Trends in Internet of Things – part 1 Internet of Things is another trendy buzzword in the technology industry, and companies have been trying to determine how much is hype and how much is reality. The promise of new data streams or a higher degree of automation is certainly tantalizing, but the greatest benefit […]
The power of ambient scents
At the 2019 MIT Space2 workshop, TechRepublic Senior Writer Teena Maddox spoke with Stevens Institute of Technology’s Adriana Madzharov about how warm and cool scents affect people. For instance, cool scents such as peppermint or eucalyptus in confined environments give the illusion that the area is more spacious. The following is an edited transcript of […]
Top 5 things to know about farm tech
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