The cultural conversation about the Internet of things has tended toward a highly functionalist, utilitarian set of ideas: Connected objects can make smart homes a reality, where toasters will talk to ...

Tech companies love making things "smart." Smart phones, smart cars, smart TVs, smart watches: there's no shortage of ways to turn regular household objects into smart, connected objects. Chronos is a ...

Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to researchers. Just as people have embraced ...

In other words, Microsoft is developing fabric that can recognize and identify objects nearby. So what do you mean by smart fabric? Smart fabric refers to textiles that embed technology such as ...