The Internet of Things, or IoT, is basically a network of physical objects, or ‘things,’ that are connected to the internet. These things can be everyday items like smartwatches, thermostats, or even ...

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A new project aims to use the Internet of Things to let smartphone users establish nodes, providing connectivity to IoT smart devices. Smartphones could become an integral part of blockchain networks, ...

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We don't hit the AC remote anymore, desperately willing the dead battery alive. We tap our phones to change the temperature instead, and the AC listens. A sensor opens the garage door automatically, ...

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Carolyn Shapiro is a freelance journalist based in Burlington, Vt., with expertise in covering business and technology, health and science, consumer issues and the food industry. There was a time when ...