Products, discussion and more from the world of IoT
The Internet of Things is big news – with a profusion of views and articles published on the web every day. Here at About the Internet of Things we’ll wade through that news each week to bring you regular updates on all that is IoT – finding, in our opinion, the most interesting items making the IoT news headlines.
It’s a question not often asked – but what will be the cost to the environment of the IoT? The Guardian investigates…
The internet of things will be the biggest, most sophisticated piece of equipment that we’ve deployed across the planet – ever… That means that we’ve got to think about the potential limitations on it due to power consumption, the use of rare earth elements – all of that – from day one.
Although the Bluetooth 5 spec was revealed back in June 2016, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group officially ratified the specification for the wireless protocol this week.
Bluetooth 5 promises twice the speed and four times the range, and will start showing up in Internet of Things devices soon.
Amazon is launching a real-world shop that allows customers to walk in, take what they want and walk out. No checkouts and no queues. The impact on jobs is inevitable, but the Guardian argues Amazon Go also changes the relationships between business and employee, governments and citizens.
This new model of shopping not only challenges established retailers, but it raises serious questions about the future of work and the changing nature of the economy more generally. Furthermore, it suggests the role of government will need to change, involving itself less with regulating business and more with redistributing wealth.
Good vibrations? – Standard Innovation, the maker of an Internet-connected remote-controlled vibrator, has “agreed” to settle the proposed class-action lawsuit after being sued in federal court for being a little “too connected to its users”…
The lawsuit alleged the We-Vibe vibrator app—which is on iOS and Android—tracks how often and how long consumers use the sex toy, sending that data to the company’s Canadian servers. The suit said the app chronicles “the selected vibration settings” and the vibrator’s “temperature,” among other things.
Rather than attempting to predict the trends in IoT for 2017, Scott Nelson at CIO looks back at 2016 to see what we’ve learned from events in the last year…
Looking back at events and developments in the Internet of Things in 2016 we find 10 “giant steps” forward in the development of the ecosystem and business experience using the IoT to create value. We have new insights from the mistakes of some and new opportunities revealed by the actions of others.
You may wonder if any of us are really lazy enough to buy into this self making bed concept, but Smart Duvet’s inventor Tina Cayouette says the duvet has a real practical purpose for those with mobility problems.
The Smart Duvet was developed in Montreal, Canada and basically makes your bed for you by using air-filled tubes embedded in the lining.
CRN has just released its 2016 Internet of Things 50 list – the list is divided into four main segments focusing on Hardware Vendors, Software and Services Vendors, Security Vendors and Industrial Solutions.
CRN took a close look at the vendors that are approaching the Internet of Things market in the best strategic ways, offering secure, efficient and reliable technologies, and looping in partners as part of their go-to-market sales strategies.
Robotics made simple – Hungarian startup Vengit has developed a series of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled bricks called SBrick Plus, a brick that you can place into your LEGO® models so you can control them remotely using a smart device.
You can, for instance, design a robot that uses motors and proximity sensors to find its way through a maze, or a crane that loads or unloads a weight when a Lego wagon is close by.
Not just for investors this one – 12 interesting facts that you may not already know about the Internet of Things…
The Internet of Things is one of those buzzwords you hear everywhere, but nobody ever bothers to explain what it is. The concept is expected to fuel a staggering $3 trillion market by 2020, just four short years from now.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has recently issued a set of (nonbinding) principles for securing the Internet of Things. But is it too little, too late?…
Put simply, the DHS wants companies to make IoT security a native part of the manufacturing process rather than an aftermarket add-on. They should approach securing the Internet of Things like they would secure their own IT resources.
Hackers run riot as hotels and US police hit
O2 offers internet of things-backed motor insurance
New Internet of Things technology could lower pet insurance premiums
Internet of Things – WebSiteGuide.io
Bosch, Cisco and Foxconn join blockchain IoT consortium
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