Is Machine Learning Right for Your Business?
Machine learning (ML) is all the craze right now. You hear about Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg debate the future of artificial intelligence and machine learning, but you wonder, how is...
New Smart Home Products from Nest – Nest Hello and Nest...
Nest has just unveiled a new set of products for the smart home, including a wireless video doorbell called Nest Hello, and outdoor version...
Why We Still Need To Spell Out Internet of Things
As a marketer in IoT I have noticed that many in marketing and communications feel the need to spell out Internet of Things. For...
Turns Out 5G Has Trouble Penetrating Windows – Whoops
There's a lot of hype around 5G, and understandably so. The upcoming evolution of 4G LTE promises extremely fast wireless communication with up to...
Machines Given Innate Curiosity to Help Them Become More Efficient
Computer scientists are finding ways to code curiosity into intelligent machines, making them more efficient. Although extrinsic motivation is well-known for machine learning (i.e....
Insights from Google Cloud OnBoard
In the late 1990s, Apple unveiled a new marketing slogan, “Think Different.” It was meant to evoke ideas about non-conformity and creativity in an...
Amazon Working on First Wearable Device: Alexa-Powered Smart Glasses
Financial times reported today that Amazon is working on it's first ever wearable device - a pair of smart glasses.According to the report, the...
Intelligent IoT and Fog Computing Trends
IoT cloud computing platforms review
IoT powered by PaaS and SaaS
Cloud based Platform As a Service (PaaS) and Software As a Service (SaaS) technologies have been used in enterprise applications for many...
How Does Brain Sensing Technology Work?
Picture this. You're back in school, it's exam week, you have multiple exams coming up that you absolutely need to do well on, but lately you have been getting so flustered...
Microsoft’s Azure IoT Edge Part 3: Real Devices
Ok, so thanks to Part 2, you have a couple simulated devices sending data to the cloud, all on your development machine. Now you can just go ahead and set it...
Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education — Part 2: Higher Ed
In Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education — Part 1: K-12, we looked at how AR/VR can supplement lesson plans to provide children with better, more educational experiences in school.Now, we’re off to...
Can IoT Predict Earthquakes?
My seventh-grade son, Brendan, is basically familiar with what Dad does for a living — helping companies bring IoT products to market. He gets the basics of how the technology works...
IoT Needs Qualitative User Research
There is little debate whether or not IoT is a hot and emerging field. According to General Electric, IoT will add $10 to $15 trillion to worldwide GDP growth by 2030—the...
Preventing IoT Hacking – Takeaways from 3 IoT Security White Papers
IoT security is often perceived as a hotbed of failures. However, extensive progress is being made in the field and a multitude of companies are working to solve the common problems...
IoT Is Not Innovation
Industry analysts predict a huge market opportunity for Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. The only thing larger than the opportunity is the hype over IoT. Suddenly, everyone has an “innovative” IoT...
Platform Wars (Part I): Google AI
Several weeks ago, Jefferies’ analyst James Kisner published a scathing report, shedding light onto the shortcomings of IBM Watson. Kisner focused on the $60 million disastrous Watson project for MD Anderson,...
Boosting: Can One Algorithm Save the World?
Mad World
We've all been at that low spot, the dark corner where we feel like our efforts aren't good enough. Whatever it is that the real stars of our world have, we...
IoT’s Role in Natural Disasters like Harvey
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Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas this past weekend, bringing 30+ inches of rain and devastating flood waters. This is the worst hurricane to hit...
IoT and Healthcare: Redesigning Care Pathways
Joining IoT and healthcare and leveraging connectivity to deliver care is not as easy as it seems.
The usual refrain on IoT goes like this:You connect a device to the cloud. Data...
