The first murder through the internet of things will likely take place in 2014, police service Europol warned this month. The crime could be carried out by a pacemaker, an insulin dosage device, a hacked brake pedal or myriad others objects that control life-and-death functions and are now connected to the internet. In control of a malicious hacker, any of these devices could give “killer app” a whole new meaning.
In early research, McKinsey emphasized that the distinctive character of the Internet of Things — which is predicted to be a $7.1 trillion market by 2020 — lay in its ability to operate with little or no “human intervention.” The initial vision involved embedding sensors and actuators in physical objects like UPS packages and factory machinery to sense the environment, transmit “huge volumes of data,” and facilitate new kinds of automation.
Dash was one of the earliest and most design-focused apps to offer direct connectivity to your car via their ODB port, which is designed to provide mechanics with detailed stats and information. Now, the app is expanding beyond its own software with the Chassis API, a connected car platform that gives other developers access to fuel consumption and efficiency data, driving stats like hard braking and time spent speeding, and providing alerts for those activities.
Helium Systems, an Internet of things-inspired platform that aims to connect low-power devices without Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, today announced a $15.98 million funding round in a public company filing.
French startup Sigfox is building a low cost, alternative cellular network for connected objects. It allows small connected objects to talk with Sigfox’s server with a very small battery and cheap hardware. It sounds too good to be true, but the company’s network already works in a few countries and has many interesting potential use cases.
Now, the startup wants to turn its robust infrastructure into a highly usable developer platform with a very simple API. This way, all storts of developers will be able to take advantage of Sigfox’s network, from hackers to startups and of course big companies.
Chinese wireless networking gear giant Huawei has acquired a UK Internet of Things (IoT) company called Neul for $25 million, reports say.
Neul, the reports say, will provide the nucleus of a large new effort by Huawei to get involved in the IoT business. Huawei will reportedly build a “center of excellence” around Neul in the UK.
Cambridge, U.K.-based Neul makes the radio modules that allow “things” to talk to each other, and to a central host. These are very lightweight, low-power sensors and meters that are used in industrial environments.
Imagina que disponemos de todo un conjunto de sensores para captar magnitudes físicas y químicas (temperatura, presión, aceleración, vibración, corriente, densidad, pH, etc.), resolviendo los problemas de robustez, alimentación y conectividad.
Imagina que instalamos estos sensores en una máquina, instalación, planta o infraestructura, captando sus principales parámetros de operación así como los del entorno.
As investors and corporations pour millions of dollars into connected-home devices, tech companies have no shortage of ideas—from smart thermostats and home security systems to da
In the wake of Uber and Airbnb’s rapid growth and billion dollar valuations, everyone is talking about the sharing economy. Sharing marketplaces are experiencing tremendous growth, and today anyone who can rent out a room in their home, share their car, or even leverage their free time running errands can become a micro-entrepreneur.
he world is getting smarter — not its people, of course, but all those things around us that are getting Net-connected processors. And a recent report from the Acquity Group finds that many Americans will soon be adopting the new smartness.
