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.
If you like the idea of starting fire with your smart phone, you might want one of these. But Gareth Corfield at The Register isn’t impressed…
Boasting a “real flame”, the ludicrous Ludela candle comes with a smartphone app that allows idiots who hand over good beer tokens for more than one of these things to control the light (flame) level remotely.
Digital Catapult, a national centre to rapidly advance the UK’s best digital ideas, is to set up an IoT network in London to empower digital startups and SMEs to embrace and experiment with the technology, in a programme called Things Connected.
Things Connected will initially provide 50 LoRaWAN base stations across London to offer a low power wide area network testbed. Other LPWAN technologies will be included as the programme evolves.
Among some of the applications that Digital Catapult anticipates will be explored are improving road safety for pedestrians and cyclists; reducing air pollution to improve quality of life for people with conditions such as bronchitis or asthma; and optimising the use of drones in London.
As the Internet of Things continues to find application in the healthcare industry, the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has just won funding to explore the possible application of IoT technologies in treating dementia.
With a growing elderly population likely to experience long-term physical and mental health conditions, innovative new technologies such as those we are trialling through the Internet of Things project will help more people to receive the support they need to live well in their own homes.
Manufacturers must do more to improve the security of their IoT devices as researchers at the 2nd annual IoT Village, held at DEF CON 24, discover 47 new security vulnerabilities across 23 devices and 21 manufacturers.
Vulnerabilities ranged from fundamental design flaws such as use of plaintext passwords and hard coded passwords, to susceptibility to longstanding attack techniques such as buffer overflows, and command injection.
The Amazon Echo, launched in the US in 2014, is finally coming to the UK. Amazon’s voice-activated home audio speaker system with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity and Alexa Voice Service, arrives on September 28, but is available to pre-order now from Amazon.co.uk. BBC News takes a look…
The machines can answer questions, control other internet-connected devices, build shopping lists and link in to dozens of third-party services including Spotify, Uber and BBC News.
This month Malibu is conducting the very first high volume trial of its kind, using the same technology used for contactless payments, to create 40,000 ‘connected’ bottles. The pilot is a result of work done through the IoT innovation lab at Malibu’s head office, in Stockholm, Sweden. Simply by tapping your (NFC-enabled) smartphone on the bottle, you’ll gain access to exclusive content, including prize draws, drinks recipes and playlists, as well as a bar locator.
Pick up a bottle of Malibu this month and you won’t just be taking home coconut-flavoured Caribbean rum, you’ll be part of the largest ever Internet of Things trial of a connected consumer product.
Beko, the global domestic appliance and consumer electronics brand, believes the Internet of Things might fail to catch on with consumers if it’s led purely by technological novelty rather than human needs.
In response to this, the appliance brand has launched a ‘Tomorrow’s Home’ vision and strategy centred around connected products that genuinely enhance real everyday lives. The brand’s approach takes IoT and humanises it, branding it the Internet of Everyday Things.
Beko’s vision for the connected home has been brought to life in a film that premiered at the recent IFA festival in Berlin.
From Smart Driving Permits and Smart Patrol Cars to Smart Guns – just a few ways the Internet of Things is beginning to impact law enforcement…
With more smart devices entering the Internet of Things, (IoT), some sectors and industries are adopting this technology at a faster rate than others. Case in point: law enforcement agencies, which are rapidly increasing their use of IoT in an effort to improve their valuable service to the public.
The Government has pledged its ongoing support to Internet of Things technology as Innovate UK, the Government innovation agency, selects startup accelerator Startupbootcamp for funding…
Government investment in the IoTUK programme is helping develop the next generation of technology which will power our economy and transform peoples’ lives,” said Matthew Hancock, minister of state for culture and the digital economy.
LG has unveiled a Windows 10 smart fridge at the IFA this week in Berlin. Tom Warren from The Verge is intrigued…
It’s actually really impressive to simply look at, and it’s fast and fluid to use. LG’s own Windows 10 apps are designed so you can stick notes to the fridge, set a timer, add recipes and healthy information about meals, or simply mark food that you can see through the translucent display.
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
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Bosch, Cisco and Foxconn join blockchain IoT consortium
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