Sure, the conception and development of the idea can be traced to early-internet connectors like BBSes or AOL's emphasis on member profiles and chatting, but it wasn't until Facebook rolled out during the middle of the last decade that we had entered what could be said to be a new era of human communication.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing said yesterday that it had agreed to buy the electronic-connector maker Robinson Nugent Inc. for $115 million in stock and assumed debt to add Internet router connectors to its Interconnect business.
Make sure all cords on you Xbox can reach your TV, outlet, and internet connection spot (unless using a wireless connector) Plug it in to the outlet.
In its quest to sell more gizmos in our smartphone-saturated era, Samsung is pushing deep into the so-called 'smart home.' Earlier today Samsung-owned SmartThings released a new line-up of in-home sensors for its Internet of Things connector hub.
Apigee's product family is composed of three products: Apigee Edge its flagship product for API management, Apigee Insights, its predictive analytics product and Apigee Link for device makers to create API connectors for Internet of Things scenarios.
The internet acts as the connector, facilitating a more seamless transmission of money.
The more sophisticated system updates the company's inventories more quickly than before, for example, thus reducing the risk of selling a connector over the Internet that is not in stock.
There are good reasons for Google to want to be considered a mere connector; like other Internet companies, it can beg off responsibility for what is transmitted by its users.
The evolving collaboration represents the unlimited potential of the Internet to act as mass connector, including an open online interface where visitors can mark (almost like graffiti), explore, and even traverse through a digital moonscape.
IFTTT wants to be that connector for the emerging Internet of Things universe.
Nintendo announced today that it would begin selling a $35 kit to hook the GameCube to the Internet through a dial-up or broadband connector.
