While every development project requires a different set of skills, and the internet of things is still in its earliest stages,…
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Thread’s chances for dominating smart-home networking
Thread offers enough compelling advantages in the long term that we will see a significant portion of the market evaluate the…
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Smartphone obsolescence: How the personal cloud and IoT will disrupt the handset
While carrying some amount of risk and a high amount of resistance from entrenched vendors, modular handsets may present a viable…
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IoT security: lessons from the maritime and airline industries
Businesses in more nascent stages of IoT development can learn from the airline and maritime industries in order to avoid costly…
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HomeKit: How Apple’s first step toward the smart home will impact the market
HomeKit will become a must-have item for manufacturers of connected devices looking to tap into Apple's large and loyal user base.
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A market analysis of emerging technology interfaces
While touch interfaces are the most mature, motion-sensing technologies in areas like 3D modeling, IoT, and wearables will grow the most…
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Sector Roadmap: Quantified Self devices and platforms
Thanks to the Quantified Self movement, we’ll soon see consumers tracking everything including sleep, fitness, physiological indicators, sexual activity and fertility…
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Retail 2.0: the convergence of wearables, iBeacons and big data
The winners in the ecosystem for retail 2.0 will blend expertise in hardware and software platforms, system integration and consulting, and…
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The internet of things and the future of health care
New types of sensor technology, rapidly growing analytics enabled by big data, and the new business models that IoT may catalyze…
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Legal challenges and opportunities for 3D printing
The debate surrounding 3D printing is forcing legislators and regulators to rethink a broad range of legal issues, from patents to…
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3D Printing: hype, hope or threat?
Current obstacles in 3D printing represent a window of opportunity for traditional manufacturing industries to reassess their long-term strategies and to…
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Internet of things: the influence of M2M data on the energy industry
While the smart-grid sector and the oil and gas sector have a multitude of differences, they share a common trend: Both…
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Why the meta manager matters for the connected car
Next-generation connected cars will focus on the driver experience and the new meta manager, who will present the most relevant information…
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Smart cities: Opportunities for startups
A rapid increase in urban growth and a desire to reduce environmental impact are creating new challenges for cities in areas…
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Handicapping Google’s Assault on the TV Industry
Changing the fabric of the long standing television industry is more than just a matter of convenience for Google – it’s…
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Internet of things: sensors and the supply chain
Collecting information is no longer the most pressing concern for today’s organizations. Now the challenge is turning the data into useful…
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Flash analysis: opportunities and roadblocks for wearables
Mature computing, advanced screen technology, and the explosion in better sensor technology have created what looks to be the perfect storm…
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Sector Roadmap: hardware design innovation
Many believe in the idea that physical shape and interface of a device are the disruptive elements of design. In reality,…
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The rebirth of hardware demands new definition of design
The nature of hardware is changing. This will force long-term disruptions in optics, biotech, robotics, and elsewhere. Because of these changes,…
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Battling for the home: new options for the connected consumer
Today a broad range of smart-home services is being marketed to consumers like never before. But if growth in awareness is…
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Forecast: smart homes and the internet of things
For the smart home to ignite the IoT, home automation software platform vendors must provide open APIs. SmartThings and future open-API…
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What the internet of things means for cleantech
We’re entering the brave new world of the internet of things, but what does that mean for cleantech? It means the…
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Connected Consumer second-quarter 2013: analysis and outlook
The shift in consumer media consumption from fixed, dedicated platforms to open, IP-based platforms caused problems for both in the second…
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The Xbox One’s role in the TV ecosystem
To stay relevant in today’s gaming market, Microsoft has designed its new console to extend the Xbox franchise beyond gaming to…
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