When Walmart Fires Back
If you thought Amazon was the only one to test flying robots a.k.a drones, well think again. Walmart recently applied to the U.S. regulators for permission to test the flying objects for you guessed it; home delivery, plus curbside pickup, and checking warehouse inventories. The permission request from Walmart goes as follows to “research drone use in deliveries to consumer homes.” And since they’ve been testing the drones indoors for several months, they figured it’s time for outdoor exploration. This is perfect timing since there’s wind the FAA will soon be establishing regulations for “widespread commercial use.”
Their game plan is to make Walmart more efficient, and as you know it’s a big deal when Walmart gets involved so it’s a safe bet we’ll be seeing more FO’S (flying objects) in the skies soon. (Source MSN)
DON’T LOSE YOUR FITBIT
Hello folks, so we bring you some seamlessly tied news today (literally). MasterCard is taking a whole new approach when it comes to online payments. Their initiative is to create a better, more fluid payment system. They have paired with some big names like GM, Ringly, and Nymi to produce gadgets that will act as credit cards.
Gadgets like key fobs, smart rings, and smart wristbands, and eventually wearable clothing because well, the future is now. MasterCard wants people to be able to rely on more than just their smartphones to purchase items, and make payments. Currently this is only available with the partnership of Capital One, and will be available next year in the U.S. with expansion globally following soon after. Let’s all hope there’s some serious security measures built in. (Source MSN)
Interesting Facts
It’s safe to say we’ve all heard about the Internet of Things. But have you heard these latest facts regarding it? — if not that’s why we’re here (we know you love us) #1 The IoT will connect 1.1 billion devices in smart cities this year, with an exponential reach of 9.7 billion by the year 2020.
#2 Internet connected devices surpassed the number of humans in 2012. 12.5 billion to 7 billion. By 2020 the number of devices is projected to reach 26 to 50 billion globally. That’s a whole lot of wifi usage going on. (Source Zee News)
We hope you enjoyed today’s SKINNY DIP & have a tremendous Tuesday.
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