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Simulated data on household activity: we evaluate how realistic it really is!
To ensure that these ambient intelligence approaches perform well, data collection must take place over several weeks and is very often laborious due to the range of different environments and living situations. Home Activity Simulator therefore seeks to build these datasets not by using sensors in real houses, but by recreating these houses in […]
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Internet of things /
Article
Towards a common “language” for smart homes
At the end of 2019, the Connected Home over IP (CHIP) working group was set up under the umbrella of the Zigbee Alliance, bringing together major players in services (GAFA), distribution (Amazon, IKEA and others) and manufacturers of connected devices (including Samsung, Legrand and Somfy). The project aims to develop a unified and open standard […]
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Digital culture /
Article
CES 2021 characterised by the pandemic
The 2021 edition of CES was particular in both style and content. Due to the pandemic, the Las Vegas CES was held entirely online this year, with the digital version losing much of the charm of this prestigious gathering of all things digital, one of the main attractions of which consists in wandering from stand […]
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Artificial intelligence /
Article
Artificial intelligence as a tool for digital inclusion
How is digital exclusion manifested today in France? Today, the phenomenon is well-known and the studies carried out on this subject describe converging tendencies. Digital exclusion concerns slightly more than 15 % of the population. It is due to several factors. First and foremost, it is territorial: 50 % of non-internet users live in municipalities of less […]
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Digital culture /
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CES 2020: Orange’s experience of the international high-tech trade show
At the trade show in Las Vegas, Karine Dussert-Sarthe provides an overview of the innovative high-tech products that will be entering consumers’ lives in the near future.
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Blog
AI in the Service of the Smart Home
Orange uses a home simulator as a mean to virtually experiment the home of the future, to obtain exploitable datasets.
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Internet of things /
Article
OS and connected objects: ever-changing ecosystems
Orange shares its expertise with OS designers and the players involved in connected object ecosystems in order to deliver an optimum user experience.
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Internet of things /
Article
Viktor: smart cushion tackling isolation among seniors
Viktor, a decorative sofa cushion and smart device, enabling seniors to keep in touch with friends, family and carers, while enjoying access to entertainment content.
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Blog
2009–2019: back to the future of cloud computing
The personal cloud, mobile cloud, vertical cloud, open source cloud, etc. – these major developments in cloud computing foreseen by Orange back in 2009 are now a reality.
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Internet of things /
Article
OS ecosystems and operators: relationships that shape the customer experience
Orange collaborates with OS ecosystem players with a view to co-innovate and optimise user services, in order to enrich and control the customer experience.
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Internet of things /
Podcast
What about free will in a world that is assisted by data and connected objects?
The point of view of Christine Balagué, full professor of the Good in Tech Chair, on the question of free will in a world of data and connected objects.
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Artificial intelligence /
Article
Are the voice’s channels impenetrable?
A woman’s voice, a man’s voice, or a genderless voice: what is the best voice for a voice assistant? The answer from the social sciences.
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