“Imagine if Napoleon had a B-52 at Waterloo,” said Fred Krupp of the Environmental Defense Fund during today’s Techonomy conference session “How Technological Progress will Transform Environmentalism.

Smart spaces, also known as "connected places," are physical locations equipped with networked sensors that provide owners, occupants, and administrators with more and better information about the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dianne Plummer is an Energy Consultant and Certified Energy Manager. Model of a Smart City shown at Smart City Expo World Congress ...

Smart technology refers to devices, systems, and applications that utilize artificial intelligence, internet connectivity, and sensors to collect data, make decisions, and perform automated tasks.

In a digitalized world, smart has become a bit of a catch phrase. Case in point: cars, household appliances, manufacturing environments and even cities are touted as smart. What makes these ...

Sensors vary widely and can monitor and detect a variety of sources, such as light, heat, motion, moisture, and pressure. Typical sensors used in smart cities can sense temperature, proximity, ...

Today consumers and utility companies can agree that smart meters provide benefits such as time of use billing, accurate measurement, and elimination of a meter reader’s monthly visit. But do smart ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...