Justin Grammens
Welcome IoT Weekly News Readers! Another wide smattering of articles this week in the world of the Internet of Things. I particularly liked the first article on "FlyWeb", a new technology developed by Mozilla and built into Firefox that allows you connect to devices without native apps. Other areas covered this week are Security (always a hot topic), Big Data, Industrial, Consumer and two crowd funded projects I suggest you check out. Enjoy!
News
FlyWeb: We Don't Need No Stinking IoT Apps
Take a look, because this is the future. One in which you don't need to load a bunch of proprietary and native applications on your smart phone to connect to your "things". Everything will just work seamlessly. Not to be outdone, Google is already doing this with the physical web in Chrome
Accident Avoidance: Can IoT Make You a Safer Driver?
Interesting article by our friends over at RT Insights on accident avoidance and how a connected car can make us all safer drivers. As the article is quoted, “Last year, the U.S. had the highest one-year percentage increase in traffic deaths in half a century, according to 2015 data released Wednesday by the National Safety Council (NSC)".
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Security
Schneier: Next President May Face IoT Cyberattack That Causes People to Die
I feel that this is a bit of a doomsday scenario and also highly charged based on the current election climate we are in today, but it's interesting none the less to think about how exploited systems have the potential to wreak havoc on our country.
New IoT Threat Exploits Lack of Encryption in Wireless Keyboards
An interesting story about what a leading security firm has done to test the wireless protocols that are used in keyboards and what they have found may surprise you.
Big Data
Amazon Goes Open Source with Machine-Learning Tech, Competing with Google's TensorFlow
Definitely an article more on the Machine Learning side than connected devices / Internet of Things, but as I tell people, these areas are so intertwined that you can't talk about one without talking about the other. It's going to be the learning and adaptation of these devices in the real world that is the game changer once everything is connected.
Industrial
GE Waves Developers onto Its Huge IoT Stage
It seems like everyone and their grandmother now are putting out "dev kits" to those interested in capturing IoT data and storing it in the cloud. GE is just the latest of a number of fortune 500 companies to take this on. What's different about GE is that they are deeply intrenched in the industrial and infrastructure space, which is where all the big dollars are. If they can get a few wins under their belt, they could be the leader in IoT for those sectors.
SAPVoice: Industrial-Strength IoT Unlocks The Power Of Dark Data
This is a quick read on how data is unlocking the decisions that the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) promises. I also suggest following the link in the article to a podcast with more in-depth discussion.
Consumer
5 Reasons Home Owners Don't Want IoT Yet
A list of some of the basic reasons that we are seeing such a slow adoption curve around the Internet of Things for the general consumer in their home. One of them might not be what you are expecting.
Crowd Funding
Omega2: $5 IoT Computer with Wi-Fi, Powered by Linux by Onion
World's smallest Linux server, with Wi-Fi built-in. Building for the Internet of Things doesn't get easier than this!
IoT HAT for Raspberry Pi: A must-have for Pi Zero by RedBear
A Wi-Fi 802.11n + Bluetooth 4.1 (Dual Mode) add-on board for any Pi model with the 40 pins GPIO connector including Pi 2, A+ and B+
Survey
IoT Ideas That Will Soon Revolutionize Our World in 8 Ways
A somewhat predicable, but none the less interesting list of ways in which IoT will change the world that we live in. The article features quotes and other observations from a few notable experts in the field.