Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome IoT Weekly News Readers!

This week we offer another exciting glimpse into what is new and exciting in world of connected devices and the Internet of Things. We are excited to once again having Donaldson as a sponsor of this issue. Contact us if you are interested in sponsoring as it's a great way to reach a huge audience of Internet of Things professionals!

The topics this week focus on Disney, Millennials, Microsoft and everything in between. We also have some exciting news on Verizon launching a wireless Cat M1 Network later this year which will certainly disrupt the IoT Ecosystem.

Finally, I did a short blog post on leading a workshop at IoT North America this past week. One thing for certain - there's lots of great things in store for connected devices / the IoT in 2017. Hope you enjoy this issue and please tweet it to your followers!

News

How I Let Disney Track My Every Move

Technology has changed the Disney experience - and not necessarily in a bad way. These days, you can get something called a MagicBand, a radio-powered bracelet that will open your hotel room door at the Disney resorts, let you into the parks, let you get onto rides more quickly, and even pay for your breakfast at Gaston’s Tavern. It’s also communicating with beacons hidden throughout the park to let Disney know what you’re doing and where you’re going.

IoT And Millennials

I found this fact from the article interesting, "According to the study conducted by the Association of Energy Services Professionals and strategic marketing firm Essense Partners, 85% of Millennial respondents do not own IoT devices. "

Plex Bypasses IoT Buzzwords for Business Led Intelligent Analytics

Plex is extending its Intelliplex analytics platform to provide jump off points into the business and not be restricted to the plant floor. This is an important development.

Forecasting Profitable Models For The Internet Of Things

While pretty much every IoT use case thus far has employed the cloud to do the heavy lifting as far as compute-intensive analytics and machine learning capabilities are concerned, that paradigm has started to shift...

Sponsor

Donaldson Filtration Solutions

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Business

Verizon to Launch Wireless Cat M1 Network Nationwide

The Verizon 4G LTE Category M1 (Cat M1) will run on the 1.4MHz band, which has much lower bandwidth than traditional LTE technologies, but also much lower power consumption.

3 Internet of Things Stocks to Buy in 2017

To help readers navigate investing in this potentially massive tech trend, we asked three Motley Fool contributors to pick their choice for a top IoT stock to buy this year. Read on...

Hutchison Bids for Global IoT Role With Cisco Deal

Hong Kong's Hutchison has announced a multinational deal with Cisco to support enterprise customers expanding into the global Internet of Things (IoT) market.

Why a Digital Business Is an IoT Business

There’s been no end to the talk of “digital enterprise,” but for every 10 people explaining what it is, there have been 11 explanations. Digital enterprise has been an amorphous ambition, following many separate tracks, including e-commerce, mobile, e-payment channels, and cloud.

Microsoft Opens Its First European Lab for Internet of Things

The U.S. software giant is launching a new lab in Munich — following openings in Redmond and Shenzhen, China — for customers investing in the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), the idea that everything from refrigerators to industrial robots will be connected to the internet.

Video

Embracing the Internet of Things Doesn't Necessarily Mean Forfeiting Privacy

Data protection and privacy issues are often cited as a major roadblock to the complete adoption of an Internet of Things (IoT). But one solution comes in the form of a blockchain, which is a highly-secure and audible form of data storage originally conceived for digital currencies.

Development

The $2 32-Bit Arduino

The STM32F103C8T6 onboard is a Cortex-M3 processor that runs at 72 MHz. There’s 64K of flash and 20K of RAM. There’s a minimicro-USB that can act as a programming port (but not at first). There’s also many 5 V-tolerant pins, even though this a 3.3 V part.

Crowd Funding

FetchitGO from Tantiv4: Controller for Your Smart Devices

It is a simple and sleek pad of smart buttons that allow you and your family to create shortcuts to your favorite tasks & action

Makeblock Neuron: An Electronic Building Block Platform

Neuron Kits starting from $39. Discover our easy-to-use tools for STEM Education.