This new sensor by Carnegie Mellon plus into an electrical outlet, keeps track of home activity, and assigns various signatures to different objects and functions. All it takes is this chip to transform your home into a smart house (Photo via Carnegi...
AVNET ABACUS LÄDT SIE HERZLICH ZUR ERSTEN ‘JUST IOT IT’ SEMINARREIHE EIN. Wir haben die Bauteile für Ihre IoT Anwendung. IoT ist in aller Munde und der Trend für Ihre Applikation der Zukunft. Die Avnet Abacus zeigt in einem kostenlosen Seminar am 11....
Hey guys Sorry for late upload ; Last years CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Project. Hello Folks, First of all Wishing you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I am finally Restarting the blog I started few years ago, and what's more fun t...
The week-long Cisco Live finished today, and due to work I had extremely little time this year to check out the exhibits. I think I spent ten minutes before it closed : (Anyway, here are the brief snippets that were possible to capture in ten minutes...
A new development between IBM and Arrow Electronics lets IndieGoGo Developers use Watson’s cloud services and tools. IBM is slowly bringing Watson to the masses. (via IBM) IBM’s Watson is best known for beating Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings in 201...
Over the past decade, the popularity of Python as a mainstream programming language has exploded. Notable advantages of Python over other languages include, but are not limited to;It is a very simple language to learn and easy to implement and deplo...
The IoT paradigm has brought with it a decided change in a number of areas ranging from hardware design to services offered by software companies. One of the aspects most affected by this is that of Communication Protocols. ...
The USPS Most Wonderful Ornament. Maybe just the USPS kinda cool ornament. (via USPS) Better late than never... The United States Postal service has recently started selling ornaments for the holidays. Called, “The Most Wonderful Ornament”...
You’ve probably heard the advice that’s being given around the manufacturing industry today: Manufacturers must eagerly adopt technological innovation to improve productivity to remain competitive. This is why the Industry 4.0 initiative and the...
IoT is an ever changing beast with Computer Security being something that is constantly on the minds of many developers and users of IoT.There are a 3 online resources I enjoy going through and reading up on for all types of Computer Security informa...
Which microcontroller is really energy-efficient and suitable for ultra-low-power applications? The ULPBench benchmark developed by the EEMBC consortium is meant to shed light on the matter. Unfortunately, realistic conditions are often missed out. I...
Eugene “the smart trash can” no touch sensor allows effective and efficient recycling. With its smart phone app tracking the discards of your garbage, you will know when to replenish your grocery list. (images and video via Uzer) With the World ...
The MangOH Green is a board developed by Sierra Wireless to allow for easy development with their WP modules. These modules are specifically built for mobile/cellular IoT and have both cellular and GPS radios built into the chip. The MangOH Gre...
IntroductionElement14 decided to conduct a RoadTest of some of their most comprehensive Internet of Things (IoT) kits. The exercise in total included a dozen bits of hardware including the most popular single board computers (SBCs) various microcontr...
X-Labs’ Project Loon will use AI to adjust to weather and remain in position over areas. (via Loon) Anyone who has ever had a helium-filled balloon can tell you, when you let go, it’s going to float away in the direction the wind is blowing. Thi...
IntroductionWith home automation expanding faster than ever thought and new products constantly coming out the DIY space is increasingly getting bigger as well. One of those companies joining in the DIY space is Itead Studio. About 10 months ag...
In the previousblog the issue of having too many options when choosing an IoT solution was introduced. As a way to judge how easy it it is to select a solution, a project was proposed that could be implemented using different hardware and software. ...
The internet of things (IoT) has become unquestionably the next biggest thing and already has blown up faster then most people could have imagined. As the IoT gains traction more companies will be seeking to to provide IoT components. This mar...
In 2017, Bluetooth 5 will be released by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Benefitting IoT, advancing beacon, and location-based capabilities, it will significantly increase the range, speed, and broadcast messaging capacity. Bluetooth 5 wi...
With the recent introduction of low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies and the industry buzz around 5G, it’s important to understand where these new technologies fit in and where existing 2G, 3G, and 4G LTE networks are going. While operators in man...
If there is one area where the Internet of Things is making an impact, it's in the area of Smart Cities. While no city can be labeled as totally "smart," many cities are inching forward and making select investments in order to improve ...
The importance of IoT to the competitiveness of large and small enterprises alike has placed enormous stress on development teams to roll out new products at record pace without incurring cost or scheduling overruns. Why do IoT product developme...
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Smart and Zigbee are the most commonly talked about types of IoT wireless protocols today. But what about Thread? Beyond its advances in security, routing and fault tolerance, Thread also addresses the long-awaited pull in the market...
