Smart Lifestyle

Bike-sharing is growing with breathtaking speed all over the world. Thanks to IoT technology, the systems are improving just as rapidly, bringing dramatic changes to urban mobility.

When thinking about applications for automation, robots, and connected sensors, their industrial uses immediately come to mind, but taking a closer look at developments in agriculture unearths a number of surprises.

Look inside any of the billions of smart things connected to the IoT and what would you see? Most will have one or more microcontrollers (MCUs) to do some or all of the “thinking” for these connected objects.

Airports are a massive part of the economy and key players in regional growth and development. They bring many different operators and interest groups together – from airlines, ground handlers, and air traffc management to consumers, retailers and regulators.

How do the authorities identify where the biggest problems lie and decide which to throw money at first from their shrinking budgets for infrastructure?

Throughout its 20 years of existence, Google’s strategy has evolved around its search engine. Slowly but steadily, the company is pushing for growth in areas beyond online advertising. Cloud computing and artificial intelligence are two new topics Google’s holding company Alphabet is now pursuing as part of its Google IoT […]

New types of digital marketplaces run by cooperatives on top of smart grid infrastructure in are demonstrating how to deliver the full benefits of the Internet of Things and smart services to local communities. The new buzzword is ‘Digital Ecosystem Management’. ■ by Simon Torrance At the end of 2013, […]

Uber IoT: The company that has revolutionized transportation also represents a template for building IoT businesses.