Starting this fall, Orange to offer two free tech-focused MOOCs
Orange continues to broaden its digital reach, announcing that it will be making its first forays into the MOOC space. Starting in September, Orange will launch two free MOOCs focusing on digital technology. To target a broader population with this initiative, Orange has teamed-up with Pôle Emploi (France’s unemployment agency). The first course will focus on […]
Hardware accelerator Buildit launches call for startups for its second season
At this year’s Connected Conference, we were excited to have on board the first hardware-focused accelerator based in Northern and Eastern Europe, Buildit. While there are hundreds of accelerators around the world, very few focus on hardware. Buildit is looking to change all of that. With a first, successful season under their belts, they’re now gearing […]
Does bullying increase the risk of cancer?
The recent alumni magazine from my grammar school carried some devastating news: two of my previous classmates are battling cancer. My parents’ expat move had me leave that grade school over 25 years ago, and with a few exceptions, I haven’t really maintained contact with those classmates. I hadn’t even thought about these two individuals, […]
Withings brings together “connected” and “fashion” inside a smart watch
Earlier this year, we leaked the info that Withings, leader in connected health, was working on a “dandy” series of wearable technologies. The news is now official: Withings released yesterday its new product “Activité”, a luxury smart watch that will reconcile top geeks with fashionistas/os. Activité uses state-of-the-art technology developed by Withings: it can track your […]
Aspiring SaaS converts can learn a lot from Adobe
Selling software on a cloud-based subscription model has become so commonplace these days that new software startups must have a pretty compelling reason if they intend to pursue the traditional approach of perpetual license sales. The cloud model is recurring in nature and thus provides a more predictable revenue stream. In the traditional perpetual license […]
Whyd releases IOS app: stream and discover tracks through music-lover community
The Rude Baguette has been following Whyd for a while now. The service started out as a very handy browser extension to bookmark your favorite songs from any platform – a tool much needed by music bloggers, DJs and all of us who spend hours looking for the latest musical breakthrough. After they raised €700k […]
MyFox is the first home security channel to integrate with IFTTT
IFTTT, the tool to create triggers between your digital actions, just announced a partnership with MyFox. The company that provides connected devices to prevent burglaries consequently becomes the first home-security channel on the highly selective platform. IFTTT seems to have been seduced by the differentiating technology inside MyFox’s devices. The small captors can be […]
How IoT can save us from world challenges
[LIVEBLOG] The Connected Conference, the first international conference dedicated to the Internet of Things, welcome this morning in Paris Gary Atkinson, Director of Emerging Technologies at ARM to discuss how IoT can help out the big challenges humanity faces. Gary Atkinson identifies four main challenges that the planet is heading towards, and that IoT can […]
FNAC study reveals customers do not perceive connected objects as gadgets
[LIVEBLOG] The Connected Conference, the first international conference dedicated to the Internet of Things, welcomed Katia Hersard, Chief E-commerce and Marketing Director at FNAC to present the results of a large-scale survey on connected objects conducted among its customers. 2000 respondents participated in the survey conducted by FNAC to figure out how connected objects […]
Ultimates Ears bring professional-grade audio to wireless speakers
One of the many ways connectivity has changed our daily life is how listening to music becomes easier and more mobile. Ultimate Ears wireless speakers make the most of the opportunities offered by connectivity with their product UE Boom and UE Mini-boom. Ultimate Ears make listening to music cooler in 3 ways: Long-lasting battery Battery […]