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On August 24, 2016 in IoT by Steven Keeping

Those of us of a certain age survived in the period before the Internet, yet, such has been the transformative power of the technology, even we have difficulty working out how. But today’s Internet is just the beginning; extending it to billions of tiny, inexpensive sensors that continuously generate useful data will exponentially multiply the network’s power and its influence over daily life.

Tagged With: Internet of Things, IoT, Maintenance, Six Sigma, Wireless Connectivity

The Internet of Things - In Spaaaaaaace!

On July 21, 2016 in IoT by Bill Giovino

When I think of the International Space Station (ISS), I think of smiling astronauts giving TV interviews while floating weightless in some sort of tube. Meanwhile, the rest of us wonder "what exactly are they doing up there"? Well, it should come as no surprise to you that the Internet of Things (IoT) has finally reached space.

Tagged With: Digi, Exo-Brake, IoT, ISS, ZigBee

The International Microwave Symposium 2016: Catching the Wireless Waves

On June 15, 2016 in RF by Aimee Kalnoskas

Between the sessions, papers, workshops, and exhibit halls you got the sense that suddenly the super-hyped world of IoT, M2M, and V2V have finally intersected, and perhaps breathed new life into, the world of microwave, Millimeter wave (MMW), and 5G. At a time where the number of people in the world (6 billion) is exceeded by the number of cellphones…now what? IoT is what. M2M, V2V, IoT. Talk around Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) or what some refer to as 4.5G, is seen as an evolutionary step towards 5G driven largely by need to make those billions of connections possible.

Tagged With: 5G, International Microwave Symposium, IoT, M2M, V2V

The Internet of Useful Things, or “The World’s Most Expensive Egg Timer”

On June 8, 2016 in All, Automation, IoT by Lynnette Reese

How did we get here? I could use several lifetimes up just in projects. The tools available to the masses seem to be fueled by IoT. We can all engineer a little IoT, apparently.

Tagged With: home automation, IFTTT, IoT

The Internet of Saving Things

On May 30, 2016 in All, IoT by Warren Miller

The Internet of Things is going to dramatically change the ways in which we manage the many Things in our lives. Just look at the changing nature of our personal possessions. One of the biggest changes for me is reflected in the size of my book, CD and DVD cases.

Tagged With: IoT, storage

5G: Tall Order or Tall Tale?

On May 20, 2016 in RF by Barry Manz

If you believe what the wireless industry is saying about 5G, the fifth generation of cellular technology, you’d think it was the equivalent of landing a man on the moon. Not only will we have lightning-quick data rates and expanded coverage, 5G will make it possible to connect everyone with every “thing” that needs to be connected. That’s a tall order that could wind up being a tall tale, for several reasons.

Tagged With: 5G, Cellular Technology, IoT, RF

The Internet of Finding Things

On May 12, 2016 in IoT by Warren Miller

To me, the projections for the number of Things we will have in the Internet of Things is mind boggling. Cisco projects that there will be 50 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020. That’s a big number. How are we going to keep track of all our IoT ‘Things’ when there are that many of them? I have trouble keeping track of my phone, car keys and TV remote control.

Tagged With: CC2650, IoT, sensortag

The Internet of Naming Things

On April 26, 2016 in IoT by Warren Miller

One of the interesting things, at least to me, about the Internet of Things (IoT) is that every ‘thing’ will have its own address. You might be able to communicate with each of these things by just referencing its address. More complicated things might even have their own email address. You could be able to send messages to your coffee pot, your thermostat and your door lock just as you would send an email to a friend or family member.

Tagged With: encryption, home automation, IoT

Powered by the Intel Edison

On April 22, 2016 in Open Source by Mike Parks

A long time ago (January 2014) at a Consumer Electronics Show far, far away (unless you live in Las Vegas), Intel unveiled their Edison “computer-on-module” development board aimed at wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. A mashup of an Arduino and Raspberry Pi, with a dash of WiFi, Bluetooth, and a 4GB of flash memory compressed into a package just a little larger than an SD card, the Edison has proven to be a formidable embedded platform. In the months since the world got their hands on the Edison boards, a lot of amazing projects have emerged. We’ll take a look at four Edison-based creations that have captured our imaginations.

Tagged With: CES, Edison, Intel, IoT

Were Those Boots Really Made for Walking? Or for Talking?

On April 1, 2016 in IoT by Mark Patrick

One of the great things about being human is man’s unfailing curiosity and desire to solve problems. Even though sometimes that ability can take us a bit too far so that we end up with things that really don’t get us anywhere. While humans may be good at solving problems, they’re also pretty good at reinventing the wheel, or even at solving one problem only to find they’ve created another. You only have to look back through history to find it littered with examples.

Tagged With: IoT

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