This week’s Smart World Series features a new research and innovation center for one of the country’s biggest car manufacturers, an expensive cooktop that comes with a smart sous vide accessory, along with new health gadgets for pregnant women and people with severe allergies.

For those who missed last week’s Smart World Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments in the connected world.  Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the top news trends regarding smart homes and cars, smart data centers and IT, smart infrastructure and all things related to the Internet of Things.

Ford goes West for smart car development

Ford Motor Company inaugurated its new Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto, CA and hopes to have the largest automotive manufacturer research center in Silicon Valley by the end of the year. Some of the projects in the new facility will include the Fusion Hybrid Autonomous Research Vehicle for the Stanford University Engineering program.

Learn more about Ford’s new facility here.

Pricey GE cooktops get smart with sous vide

General Electric Co.’s new Monogram Induction cooktop has more than its price to brag about. The cooktop gets smarter with a sous vide accessory that lets you cook slow cooked meals to perfection.

Also featured in this roundup is the Sugr Cube Wi-Fi speaker that allows users to interact with it using gestures and touch, and how insurance companies are partnering up with connected device manufacturers to deliver more benefits to their clients.

Find out more about these products and reward system in our Smart Living roundup.

Dell adds Chromebook support, agentless monitoring

Dell continues to invest in its KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance and has announced a major upgrade with version 6.3, which adds support for Chromebooks as well as agentless inventory of Windows servers and PCs along with basic log monitoring for servers. The addition of agentless inventory puts Dells in the prime spot for the Internet of Things. The upgrade allows the K1000 to gather information from connected devices such as installed software without having to install a code.

Find out more about Dell’s effort in the Internet of Things here.

Health gadgets for pregnant women and others

GOQii, a smart fitness and health band that offers users their own personal coach, announced that it will be launching in Beta in the U.S. The Beta period will be open to 500 participants who can avail of the GOQii Band for only $99.  Also featured in this roundup is the Aterica Veta which is a smart EpiPen case that helps people with severe allergies get some peace of mind and the “B” Maternity Wearables which is a line of clothing developed for pregnant women so they can keep track of their changing bodies.

Find out more about how you can sign up for the GOQii Beta and these other interesting products in our Smart Health roundup.

Building the IIoT: The next industrial revolution

Accenture LLP predicts that the Industrial Internet of Things could add up to $14 trillion to the world’s economy by 2030, provided that businesses and governments build the necessary infrastructure to support such efforts, such as broadband networks. Interested entities will also need to equip people with the right skills to understand such infrastructure. Others are already seeing the potential of connected devices for their businesses, helping them become more proactive and efficient.

Find out more about the next industrial revolution here.

Singapore aims to become the first smart nation

Smart cities are small potatoes for Singapore, which has set out to become the first smart nation. The country is looking to ‘dashboard’ the entire nation and use the gathered data to improve critical services such as healthcare, transport and resources.

Also featured in this roundup is Smart London Districts Challenge-led Innovation Competition, and how printable electronics can be utilized to build smart buildings.

Find out more about Singapore’s smart nation plan in out Smart City roundup.

Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.

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