Monthly Archives: September 2015

On Launch Day, Gamers Are Increasingly Asking ‘Is It Playable’ Instead Of ‘Is It Worth Playing?’

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Warner Bros. Interactive released a new video game on PC today called Mad Max. You’ve probably heard of it, even if it was inexplicably sent to die against the 500 pound gorilla that is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. I woke up this morning not necessarily eager to read reviews of the latest from Avalanche (though I’m optimistic because the studio has the fantastic Just Cause series under their belt), but to ask Google if the game worked on PC. I’m not remotely alone in this mentality.

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How Integrated Security Protects Critical Locations Using Wireless Sensors

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimated that there were 6.9 million people supervised by adult correctional systems in the U.S. as of the end of 2013. And there are millions of people around the world that work in high risk locations such as military bases, correctional facilities, power plants and airports that depend on sensor technology to prevent intrusions and prison breaks. To keep these facilities secured, advancements in sensor technology has been a core focus for several companies. 
To learn more about sensor technology and perimeter system development, I sat down with executives at Integrated Security Corporation in Novi, Michigan — including president John Hyland, engineering manager Bernie Malkowski and application specialist Christian Toma. The advantage of Integrated Security’s products is that each one offers high performance quality at a low cost. During the interview, they gave me a demonstration of Integrated Security’s Hydra asset protection system.
The Hydra asset protection system has a near zero false alarm rate because it uses a network of wireless mesh sensors that detects intruders using two independent sensing technologies in each sensor. Information is passed on to the Hydra Gateway and then to alarm relay modules, which can be connected to integrated intrusion detection systems, alarm panels or independent interfaces.

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Amazon Offers Something Netflix Doesn’t: Offline Video Streaming On Mobile

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Amazon just beat Netflix at its own game. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that Prime subscribers will now be able to download television shows and movies via its streaming service to watch while offline on pretty much all mobile devices—something rival Netflix has failed to do.

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Beacon Technology: The Where, What, Who, How and Why

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Beacons have been generating buzz since 2013, when Apple first introduced iBeacon technology. And while it may have appeared for a time that this new way of connecting with customers might be slow to catch on, today it’s catching fire. This year began with BI Intelligence reporting that beacons would be driving $44 billion in retail sales by 2016, up from $4 billion this year. Then last month came the big news that Apple and IBM have teamed up on a host of new apps incorporating analytics and iBeacons. And just last week, Ad Age reported on the impending reinvention of retail by digital technology, as the physical and digital worlds converge in stores.

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