Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

There were two big articles in the news that stood out and I curated this week. The first was on a new data store that Stephen Wolfram ( creator of Mathematica ) among many other ventures has built called the Wolfram Data Drop. The second were great comments by Tim O'Reilly on how Silicon Valley ( and I would argue much of the industry as a whole ) is missing the point of IoT and not getting the true impact and value. Both of these are covered in the news section below. We also cover security, industrial and wearables.

Finally, be sure and get tickets this week for two of the greatest IoT events coming up this spring IoTFuse on March 19th and O'Reilly's Solid Conference on June 23-25th. Enjoy!

News

Stephen Wolfram Writes Nifty IoT Data Store

At first I was skeptical after reading this article since there isn't anything revolutionary that Stephen is doing. He's just making it easy to put you data into his system. However, what I realized after further thought was that as I started to think about my use for the data, more applications seem to to fit into what he's building. His system might actually be the best choice as he has has many of the basics covered, has a track record of being reliable and a well known and powerful toolset. It has the opportunity to become well more than just another "me too" solution.

Silicon Valley Is Massively Underestimating the Impact of IoT

Great insight from one of the great technologists of our time. I'm glad that he is saying this as it's something that everyone working in with the Internet of Things needs to understand.

Security

How Hackers Could Use A Nest Thermostat As An Entry Point Into Your Home

Be wary of articles like this you see on the IoT. I'm all about security and IoT, but this is a bit contrived and published to create FUD. The exploits that they claim rely on physical access to the device, which if if someone has gained physical access to my house, the Nest Thermostat is the least of my concerns.

How to Design Security into Your Connected Product

Internet of Things podcast touched on security this week and reviews a number of devices for the home.

Industrial

GE Jumps into the Fray of Industrial Internet

A report by Accenture says the potential economic impact of industrial web spending is huge: IIoT expenditures may reach $500 billion by 2020, and could even add $15 trillion to global growth by 2030.

Wearables

This NYC Startup Raised $5.1M to Expand Its Collections of Wearables

The company is aiming for wearables that are actually fashionable, and subtly alert you when you’re getting that important notification you’ve been waiting for. Without disrupting whatever was going on at the time.

With Mesh, Bluetooth Strengthens Case As Key Internet Of Things Technolog

Bluetooth is now cool again. The technology, which was built upon a fundamentally new set of technology for connecting all types of peripherals is now enabling a new wave of innovation in wearables, smart home, and the broader Internet of Things.

Video

The Internet of Things: Dr. John Barrett at TEDxCIT

TEDx talk on the Internet of Things. It's a few years old, but al of the concepts apply to where these "things" are moving towards these days.

Samsung: Proprietary Apps Will Halt IoT Market Growth

Good to see someone from a market leader such as Samsung start pushing for better interoperability between all of the devices a consumer owns.

DIY

Internet of Things Starter Kit Unveiled by ARM and IBM

It's amazing to see all of the big companies now getting into this device / cloud kit for makers and startups these days. ARM and IBM are the next ones to jump in. This is good to bring awareness, but believe that they are late to the game and typically you'll find a better product and more innovation from the smaller companies who have been working bridging these device for quite some time.