Open Garden’s smartphone app allows protesters to communicate without an internet connection, but it’s also being used to spread disinformation. With verified accounts and private chatrooms, Open Garden hopes to solve… Read more »
Bogged-down cellular networks and the looming threat of government censorship have led Chinese protestors to turn to FireChat, a smartphone messaging app that doesn’t need an internet connection to work. Read more »
There’s a lot Skyhook can tell about you based on the Wi-Fi networks you cross everyday. It’s putting that info to work with a more refined set of geofencing and profiling… Read more »
U.K. company PitPat is launching its own quantified canine tracker, but this one aims to undercut Whistle and Tagg in price and exceed them in battery life. Read more »
Ford and Automatic have figured out a way of shoehorning Apple’s Siri personal assistant into older model vehicles. The two are also connecting Ford cars to the internet of things through… Read more »
Open Garden is teaming up with TrackR to connect its FireChat and bandwidth-sharing apps to TrackR’s smart tags. Why? A FireChat user may one day help locate your lost luggage. Read more »
Internet of things gadgets usually never stray far from Android and iOS, but Fitbit has decided to add Windows Phone to its list of supported platforms. Read more »
We put Supermechanical’s new iOS-connected cooking thermometers to the test and were impressed. It’s Ember roasting thermometer and accompanying app combine the best elements of Silicon Valley design with actual kitchen… Read more »
GoTenna’s little baton can connect your iPhone or Android smartphone into any other goTenna-enabled smartphone even where there’s no cellular network for miles. Read more »