Designed by TinkerForge, the Atmel-powered Starter Kit: Internet of Things allows Makers and engineers to easily control multiple home automation devices across a wide range of devices, both locally or over the Internet. More specifically, the Starter Kit can be used to control 433MHz mains switches, dimmers and home automation components. “With the API Bindings […]
Writing for EdTech Magazine, Tommy Peterson reports that students attending the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts will soon be able to use their smartphones to check whether washers are free in their dormitory laundry room. As Ellen Keohane, the director of IT services at Holy Cross confrms, the campus is one of many where […]
“I’ve got gadgets and gizmos a-plenty, I’ve got whozits and whatzits galore! You want thingamabobs? I’ve got twenty! But who cares? No big deal. I want more!” – Arielle, aka The Little Mermaid, discussing the Internet of Things back in 1989. Who doesn’t love connected things? Right? I mean, it’s one thing to have lots […]
The power of objects in the Internet of Things (IoT) to change the state of environments will likely prompt chief information security officers (CISOs) to redefine the scope of their efforts beyond current responsibilities. According to Gartner, IoT security requirements will “reshape and expand” over half of all global enterprise IT security programs by 2020 […]
Earlier this week, The Register’s Bob Dormon attended Twickenham’s Future World Symposium. Since many of the UK-based vendors displayed handheld devices and sensor nodes supporting the Internet of Things (IoT), keeping power consumption down, or at the very least making it practical, was understandably a clear priority for many of the exhibitors. “[That is why] London-based […]
Atmel has joined Mentor’s Embedded Nucleus Innovate Program, an embedded initiative that helps promote development of the rapidly evolving Internet of Thing (IoT). Specifically, the Mentor Graphics Corporation is offering businesses earning under $1M (in annual revenue) a free license for the Embedded Nucleus RTOS and Sourcery CodeBench toolset. Both software packages run on Atmel’s ARM-based SAM3x […]
Writing for Insurance Networking News, Chris McMahon notes that a recent report from Celent confirms the IoT could very well change “every” link in the insurance value chain. According to Donald Light, director of Celent’s Americas P&C insurance practice, the IoT currently comprises three interdependent components: things with networked sensors, such as automobiles, machines, buildings and […]
Writing for Business Insider, Marcelo Ballve notes that the Internet of Things (IoT) will make many of the familiar objects in our lives connected, as well as accessible via smartphones and tablets. “This shift to connectivity in once-inert things — the logical next step in the growing ubiquity of the Internet — will force companies […]
The Internet of Things (IoT) – which includes intelligent devices ranging from smartphones to medical robotics – will increase to 26 billion units installed by 2020. The latest Gartner estimate represents an almost 30-fold increase, up from 0.9 billion units in 2009. According to Gartner research director Laurie Wurster, the hyper-growth of IoT will require […]
Analysts at Gartner have identified four fundamental usage models to help unlock value from the Internet of Things (IoT). “As the Internet of Things grows rapidly, it is linking millions of assets, including devices, people and places, to deliver and share information, enhancing business value and competitive advantage, and creating new business opportunities,” explained Hung […]
