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Internet of Things: Beacons Enable Location-Aware Apps

By Dick Weisinger

Beacons, or proximity sensors, are low-power Bluetooth devices that can be placed anywhere and send out signals to people passing by on their smartphone or other mobile devices.  Retailers are particularly interested in the technology as a way to identify…

Smart City IoT: Smart Infrastructure Projects to Dominate the Use of IoT

By Dick Weisinger

The Internet of Things (IoT) is not just about the interconnectedness of people via mobile and things like wearable devices and self-reporting electric and water utility meters.  Almost every object is a candidate for plugging into the internet. Gartner says…

Internet of Things (IoT): Number of Connected Vehicles on Roads to Increase Rapidly

By Dick Weisinger

By 2020, Gartner expects that there will be about a quarter billion connected cars, vehicles on the road connected to the internet. James F. Hines, research director at Gartner, said that “the connected car is already a reality, and in-vehicle…

Internet Of Things (IoT): Businesses That Ignore It Risk Falling Behind

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses that are ignoring investment in Internet of Thing (IoT) technology risk losing out in terms of future productivity, according to a new report on the Internet of Things (IoT) by Verizon.  The report estimates that adopters will be able…

Internet of Things: Nearable Stickers that Track the Environment of Things

By Dick Weisinger

Increasingly the idea of wearable technology is being investigated by tech businesses — Google glass and the Apple Watch are two well-known examples. Similar to the concept of wearables, one company, Estimote has pioneered the use of small tracking devices that…