The IPSO Challenge, an innovative competition for M2M applications, is now open for entry submissions until 5 April 2013. Internet Protocol and sensors The IPSO Challenge 2013 gives entrants an opportunity to put their innovation to the test with IP and IoT-based projects for Machine to Machine (M2M) applications. The competition is open to all, [...]
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10 Jan 2013“How the Internet of Things Will Change Everything—Including Ourselves”: well, it certainly has been the hot topic of technology and digital debates of late, and now seems set to invade our lives. But, ignoring the media hype and economic implications for a moment, what’s the point of connecting things? Why now? New uses for new needs [...]
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20 Dec 2012Wireless technology, routers and mobile applications are making smart homes more and more widespread. The router: a Trojan horse to make home automation more accessible Internet providers’ routers first gave us access to the infinite possibilities of the World Wide Web. Now, they’re helping us manage our homes with security services (surveillance cameras, intruder alerts), [...]
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20 Dec 2012Used by sellers and consumers alike, QR Codes have really taken off in Europe this year. Are you QR Code compatible? QR Codes can be read from any smartphone, using either an app that’s already included in the OS, or by downloading a specific one Are you QR Code compatible? Find out about QR code-reading [...]
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13 Dec 2012Now widely used in a variety of industries, RFID is a major economic concern. $70 Bn over the next 5 years, $34 Bn of which will be in the healthcare industry alone $70 Bn: that’s how much the Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) market will be worth by 2017, according to estimations by ABI Research. According [...]
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7 Dec 2012Adream: an ambitious project to prepare the massive interconnection of smart objects. Adream: don’t let the name fool you Despite its rather whimsical name, Adream is a state-of-the-art research and experimentation programme based on the concept of Machine to Machine (M2M). The purpose of the project is, according to its creators, to ˝build system methodologies and [...]
In addition to digital giants Google, Microsoft and Apple, Olympus and Sony are jumping on the smart glass bandwagon Smart glasses to hit the market in 2013 – 2014. With augmented reality and QR code-reading capabilities, microphones for natural language voice commands, 3D visualisation, photos and videos, Wi-Fi and e-mail, the glasses of the future [...]
From monitoring health to the “Quantified Self”, mobile apps now offer a host of “self-tracking” possibilities. Mobile medical apps The healthcare sector has benefited hugely from the advent of mobile technologies: every month, innovative new services for healthcare organisations and patients are emerging, offering valuable opportunities, particularly for developing countries. One notable example is the [...]
The European Commission has opened a public consultation on the Internet of Things until 12 July 2012 “Internet of Things: the next big thing” At the announcement of this Europe-wide public consultation, Neelie Kroes, European Commission Vice-president for the digital agenda, explained: “An internet of things with intelligence embedded into everyday objects is the next [...]
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