Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to Penn State researchers. "Smart objects will ...

We talk to our phones (thank you, Siri), so why can’t our tissue boxes respond appropriately when we sneeze? People who need people may be the luckiest people in the world, but most of us may not need ...

The cultural conversation about the Internet of things has tended toward a highly functionalist, utilitarian set of ideas: Connected objects can make smart homes a reality, where toasters will talk to ...

Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to researchers. Just as people have embraced ...