Before you know it, you may be able to connect your “smart” coffeemaker to your “smart” toaster to ensure a properly timed java and bagel.
A group of over 20 tech companies including LG, Panasonic, Qualcomm, HTC, and Sharp has joined forces with the Linux Foundation in hopes of spurring the development of Internet-connected devices that work together regardless of their manufacturer. The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the spread of the open-source Linux operating system, announced the creation of the nonprofit AllSeen Alliance on Tuesday.
Qualcomm, LG, the Linux Foundation, and a whole team of heavy-hitters in the Internet of things world are coming together and forming an alliance.
Thrilling Star Wars terminology aside, the AllSeen Alliance, as it’s called, will take on the monumental, innovation-accelerating task of creating and maintaining unified standards for device-to-device communication.
That’s a mouthful. Here’s what it really means:
You will have a smarter fridge next year rather than in 2020 — all because your fridge and your TV and the APIs they run on will share a common brain.
Venture capital funding into the quantified self movement has jumped over 160% on a year-over-year basis as early-stage activity heats up.
From wearable sensors to home automation products, companies inhabiting the growing market known as the Internet of Things (IoT) are quickly capturing the attention of venture capital investors. And perhaps the most buzzed-about sub-industry within IoT is the Quantified Self movement, which consists of companies providing technologies for tracking one’s fitness, stress, sleep and other consumer health areas.
