Applied AI Weekly News

Justin Grammens

Welcome IoT Weekly News Readers! This week has been quite the mix of stories in the world of IoT. Security is still hot, but I also touch on RTOS, IoT Development, Crowdfunding projects and you'll for sure want to checkout the 2017 Predictions for the IoT from Forrester.

As a heads up, I'm going to be on a panel talking about prototyping products and in particular how you can "Get to the Future Faster" using prototyping techniques when building connected devices at Lab651. I will discuss many topics on IoT. If you are in the Twin Cities, I hope you can join us!

Additionally, I was blessed to be interviewed by Power Moves and able to discuss some of the work I'm doing in the IoT space. Hope you can check that out as well!

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News

Will Internet of Things Data Change How We Live?

This article is a sales pitch for IBM Watson, but I included it as it talks about the value that data can provide to businesses in the age of devices that collect and give feedback on data from the physical world. Be sure to checkout the video as Claire Penny does a good job of talking about why data is a game changer for businesses in the new age of smart connected devices.

Intel's Joule board to support Windows 10 IoT Core

This is good news! Some might view the support of Windows 10 IoT Core as competition to the world of Open Software and Open Hardware, I believe that having large companies interested in Joule and raising awareness of the platform can only be a good thing for those of us building solutions based on connected / IoT platforms.

Sponsor

Continuing Education - The Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) can be found in your home, your office, your car, your city—really, it’s everywhere around you—but what is it? How is it being used and what’s in store for the future? The IoT is the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics: software, sensors, and connectivity.

Security

Security Is Fast Becoming The Achilles Heel of Consumer Internet of Things

Another one of the many articles on why Security should be in the forefront when building IoT devices. This article does go one step forward in covering a few the best practices that we all should be using as we move into this world of always on and always connected devices.

Can Blockchain Help Secure the Internet of Things?

Our team at Lab651 is already using some of the aspects of blockchain as we work to secure devices in some unique ways for clients. I would answer an emphatic, YES!, to the question that the title of this article asks!

Consumer

Google Home Review: Home Is Where the Smart Is

I'm super excited to have just unpacked my very own Google Home device. While I haven't done a full review myself, this article does a great job of covering most of the key aspects of how automation and voice enabled appliances will be integrated into our home and our lives in the future.

Video

Apache Mynewt Overview

Apache Mynewt is a community-driven, permissively licensed open source initiative for constrained, embedded devices and applications. The emergence of the IoT is proving that anything that can be connected will be. This is a video is from the Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit Europe 2016.

Development

Microsoft Adds Support for Arduino in a Push to Dominate IoT Development

As the article states, "When it comes to the Internet of Things, Microsoft is determined to overcome the inertia that has held it back so often in the past. By adding support for Arduino and other popular tools important to developers working in IoT, Microsoft is looking to stay ahead of the curve this time."

Orange Is the New Raspberry? Welcome to the Age of the $20 Quad-Core Computer

Raspberry Pi started that trend with computers, and it’s only getting better. Orange Pi is now offering a 64-bit quad-core computer retailing for just $20.

Cisco Jasper Details Three Challenges for IoT Testing

Testing IoT devices is something that has been difficult and will only continue to be difficult as time more forward. As the article points out, the Internet of Things is an entire ecosystem of devices, protocols and manufacturers often assembled across multiple countries. This poses a special set of challenges as we in the industry have to test and validate these systems.

Crowd Funding

Ecomo: The World’s First Bottle That Tests & Filters Water

Shake to test, twist to filter: A Smart Bottle that helps you to get rid of contaminants

Survey

Internet Of Things (IoT): 2017 Predictions From Forrester

Some interesting predictions (many of which I think are blown out of proportion BTW) on what Forrester believes we will see in 2017 around the Internet of Things.