Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome to Issue #24 of IoTWeeklyNews! This week the industry saw a number of events take place around IoT. Out in Boston we had LiveWorx, put on by the people over at ThingWorx and locally the MHTA held their annual Spring Conference where IoT was covered in number of their keynotes and panel discussions. IoT continues to be a hot topic from the sheer number of devices, to the security implications, to new technology breakthroughs and an open internet consortium. This week I tried to pull articles from all of these areas.

Also, don't forget that there's a local IoT meetup in the cities on Thursday, May 21st!. Details are in the Events section.

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News

Apple’s Steve Wozniak Shares Thoughts on the Internet of Things

The LiveWorx conference happened this past week in Boston. One of the highlights was Steve Wozniak giving his perspective of the Internet of Things.

What Is the Internet of Things?

If you have just recently signed up for this newsletter an the IoT is completely new to you, you would probably find some value in this article. Basic 101 coverage of what the IoT is to the general consumer.

Security

New Survey Reveals Enterprises Are at Risk from the Internet of Things

As we've been hearing in many articles since starting this publication, security is an extremely important topic in the Internet of Things. If these devices aren't secured properly it affects the entire ecosystem and advances and adoption will not be possible. One place in particular is the enterprise where security is of the utmost importance,

The IoT Industry Needs to Do More to Secure Data

Security companies in the the IoT space will continue to be a big business opportunity in coming years. I see great opportunities for new businesses to be formed to help address the growing needs of businesses in this space.

Business

The Holographic Robot Uprising: Microsoft Shows off Its IoT Ambitions

I was at the MHTA Spring conference last week and was able to catch up with a few people from Microsoft and they told me that even our local Microsoft office doesn't yet have the HoloLens for its employees!

Image Credit: Sean Gallagher

Amazon’s Delivery Drones Could Find You Wherever You Are

Using the device we all have on us or the coming year, Amazon has a solution to create a delivery system to find us.

Big Data

PTC’s $500M IoT Investment Sees Big Data Analytics and 3rd Party Integration

Though predictive analytics isn’t new in industry, connecting it to live IoT data and large databases is unique. This will allow producers to monitor their products while out in the field to allow for future product design improvements and customer maintenance predictions.

Consumer

Whirlpool CIO: The future of IoT demands a new IT paradigm

Interesting application that connects commercial laundry machines through the cloud to smartphones and laundry equipment service providers.

Wearables

This Little Strip Can Turn Your Body Heat Into Electricity

This article reminds me of those watches that promised to perpetually keep themselves running based on the movement of your wrist. This time around researchers are looking to use body heat to keep these wearables going. The ability to harness power in unique and different ways is going to be critical in the future.

10 Wearables and IoT Companies To Watch In 2015

Wearables are becoming all the rage with the Apple Watch, Google Wear, Fitbit and Nike FuelBand among others. This article talks about a few of the established players and some that you might not have heard of.

Video

The Future of IoT: Why We Need the Open Interconnect Consortium

Guy Martin introduces the OIC, discuss the organization's mission, the companies involved, and share both current progress and a roadmap for the future.

Events

Advanced Healthcare & Connected Medical Devices

Advanced Healthcare & Connected Medical Devices on Thursday, May 21st with Lighting Talks on Platforms & Pitfalls in Med/Healthcare.