The BTLC1000 exhibits the lowest BLE power consumption in the industry. With both this year’s CES and Embedded World now behind us, it’ll be interesting to see which of the gadgets unveiled during these shows find a way to market — some will go to production, others won’t. I am skeptic about the smart shoe offering self-fastening mechanism… And […]
The new HW-TLS platform provides an interface between software TLS packages and the ATECC508A cryptographic co-processor. With the rise of the Internet of Things, security has become a pressing topic because autonomous remote devices are now routinely connecting to wireless networks to form complex smart device and cloud-service ecosystems. As a result, autonomous IoT gadgets constitute a significant […]
OSEPP’s latest kit will help Makers create interactive projects using common sensors and modules. Have you always wanted to build your own smart sensing device for the Internet of Things but don’t know where to start? Thanks to OSEPP, you’re in luck! The Vancouver-based startup has developed a comprehensive kit that enables Makers of any level to create […]
Fabulous Beasts is a game of strategy and balance in which you build a tower of animals on your tabletop, then help them evolve in a connected digital world. Video games have come a long way in the past several years, yet they’ve also increased children’s fascination with screened devices. And unfortunately, alternatives like board and […]
What IoT developers want? A candid look at the wearable designs shows how platform approach is helping design engineers confront daunting challenges in the IoT arena. “Providers become platforms” is the second most prominent finding of the Forbes story entitled “The Five Most Disruptive Innovations at CES 2016.” Interestingly, all the five disrupting forces outlined in […]
Numbers don’t lie! If you’re still unsure as to whether the Internet of Things has arrived, just take a look at these figures. 50 percent of IoT solutions will originate in startups less than three years old by 2017. (Gartner) 50 million smart gadgets will be sold during this holiday season. (MediaPost) 6.4 billion connected things will be […]
Billions of devices, trillions of dollars! Insurance, healthcare and consumer markets expected to see the fastest growth over the next five years. Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things is expected to be $698.6 billion this year and grow at a 17% CAGR to nearly $1.3 trillion in 2019, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). At the moment, […]
A truly universal and eggscellent remote for the Internet of Things. It seems like today we have remote controls for everything and keeping track of them can be a hassle. Our current home entertainment systems alone require more than one remote to rev up our TV, cable box, audio system and DVD player. Do we […]
It’s worth noting that security breaches rarely involve breaking the encryption code; hackers mostly use techniques like spoofing to steal the ID. The advent of security coprocessor that offloads the provisioning task from the main MCU or MPU is bringing new possibilities for the Internet of Things product developers to secure the edge device at […]
Chipmakers like Atmel are joining hands with ARM to bring the entire ecosystem under one roof and thus facilitate the creation of standards-based IoT products. ARM’s mbed operating system is winning attention in the highly fragmented embedded software space by promising a solid software foundation for interoperable hardware and thus scale the Internet of Things […]
