The smart home is one of the more interesting new developments in consumer electronics of the past few years. The key potential for the smart and automated home is not just what it can do now, but its ability to connect and integrate with other existing and future tech. For example, home security systems now mostly operate as standalone ecosystems, existing on their own local … [Read more...] about Integrating Your Security System With Your Smart Home
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Bringing the Internet of Things into the (Tiny) Home
Fusing two trends together doesn't always work out, but the tiny house movement and the Internet of Things seem well suited to one another. The smart home market is expected to reach over $121 billion by 2022, and 2017 has been an exciting year for new IoT smart home devices hitting the market. The tiny house market is, well, tiny by comparison, but modern tiny houses are … [Read more...] about Bringing the Internet of Things into the (Tiny) Home
The Internet of Baggage – Fixing the Lost Luggage Syndrome
Lost luggage (or baggage) may seem like a trivial subject, even if it has happened to you. However, for airlines and airports this is no laughing matter. There were over 23 million pieces of luggage that were mishandled in 2015, globally. This represents a loss of $2.3 billion for the industry as a whole. In its report for 2016 ("Air Transport Industry Insights: The Baggage … [Read more...] about The Internet of Baggage – Fixing the Lost Luggage Syndrome
Why the Internet of Things is a Landscape Ripe for Hacking
In the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack that crippled computer networks operated by public health and transportation systems in several countries, information security experts are coming up with new estimates that illustrate the cost of attacks perpetrated by malicious hackers. A 2016 report by Infosecurity Magazine determined that losses from cybercrime incidents … [Read more...] about Why the Internet of Things is a Landscape Ripe for Hacking
Digital Twin as a Strategic Technology Trend: Meaning, Benefits & Examples
There is not yet so much information about the buzzword and technology “ Digital Twin, even though, it is already listed in the next technology trends and used by many companies. Today, I would like to make it more clear what this concept actually does, how and what are the benefits for companies using it, of course, listing real cases. What Digital Twin technology actually … [Read more...] about Digital Twin as a Strategic Technology Trend: Meaning, Benefits & Examples
