Philips has a been a steady innovator when it comes to connected devices, so I try to discover how the consumer products giant is thinking about the opportunity connectivity presents. Read more »
Philips is expanding its line of connected light bulbs with a cheaper options, a fancy, design-centric option and a wall-mounted switch. I’ll probably buy the switch. Read more »
Using LEDs powered over Ethernet, the system gives building owners and facility managers loads of useful data about their properties, and office workers new ways to negotiate their environment. Read more »
British academics and the Dutch electronics giant Philips have been working together on a new kind of transistor for many years, and now they say they’ve made enough progress to make… Read more »
Meet Zero Site, a new concept for street lighting that includes a tiny mobile base station. Launched along with an innovative financing scheme, there are huge benefits to be had for… Read more »
The Dutch tech giant has come up with a way to use connected lighting as the basis for in-store location-based services, such as finding items and offering highly targeted coupons. Read more »
Companies can apply lean startup methods to their innovation and product-development process if they’re careful to avoid some of its pitfalls. Read more »
A single connected device is less than the sum of its parts in an open ecosystem. Here’s how Birdi is trying to make consumers see the value in a $119 smoke detector. Read more »
The electronics firms, along with others, were the targets of unannounced inspections earlier this week. Details are scarce, but the nascent investigation relates to suspected restrictions placed on online sales. Read more »