Imagine the day when you are getting out of your workplace, and your fridge sends you a message, “Don’t forget to pick up eggs, (or beer, as the case may be) you’re out.” Actually, this isn’t a completely fictitious scenario.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
IoT – Internet of Things or Islands of Things?
Speakers from Rolls Royce to the London College of Fashion make sense of a world where everything is connected and data is shared at Cambridge Wireless IoT event.
Monnit announces tie-up with IoT management app Devicify
Monnit wireless sensors monitor various functions critical to business operation, including temperature, humidity, access, motion, water, light, voltage, vibration and much more.
Obama admin announces Smart cities initiative to help communities tackle local challenges and improve services
Will invest over $160 million in federal research and leverage more than 25 new technology collaborations to help local communities tackle key challenges such as crime and traffic congestion.
HCL Technologies partners IBM for Internet of Things
The two will focus on specific verticals, including industrial, manufacturing and smart facilities.
IBM’s acquisition of StrongLoop – how will it help the former?
IBM recently announced its acquisition of California-based StrongLoop Inc. It’s been seen as a concerted effort to cement its entry into the IoT marketplace where, for one, adoption of smart city technologies will be galvanized.