IoT in the Movies, Safer College Campuses with IoT, and the World’s Most Precious Resource— Weekly Roundup
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1) IoT In Cinema — IoT, Movies, and Lessons Learned From Fiction
Movies often explore how fictional technology might be used and especially how we might manage to muck it up. While often only used to further the plot, technology shown in films can help us learn real-world lessons about developing for the Internet of Things. Let’s explore some of IoT examples in cinema and see if we can’t shake out fact from fiction.
Full disclosure: spoilers ahead…
Jared Porcenaluk shares examples of IoT in The Fate of The Furious, Rogue One, and The Dark Knight.
2) IoT Channel Sales — 4 Ways to Overcome Slow Adoption
Internet of Things (IoT) solutions offer tremendous and disruptive value for customers. However, IoT solutions sometimes have the unintended effect of adversely impacting the channel that they’re sold and serviced through. This results in slow adoption of IoT solutions, even if those solutions have significant and tangible customer value…
Benson Chan explores common mistakes and how to overcome them when channel selling for IoT.
3) Making College Campuses Safer with IoT
Cities, universities, and communities alike are increasingly in need of specialized smart services and purpose-driven innovation to increase campus safety. With over 4,000 universities in the US (private and public), and a continued focus on curtailing crime on those campuses, let’s take a look at the power that a purpose-driven, campus ecosystem can have on addressing the demands of its population…
Sergio Ortiz looks at technologies like Illuminated Escort Drones and On-Demand Autonomous Pods to keeping campuses safer.
4) What is Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT)? — Explanation and 5 Business Benefits
Experts predict there will be more than 26 billion devices connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT) by 2020. As exciting as that sounds, the volume of connected devices will necessitate wireless networks that can support them all. Some predict that Narrowband IoT will be the best Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) option…
Don’t know what Narrowband IoT is? That’s ok! Brian Ray explains it for you, plus five business benefits.
5) Data — The Modern World’s Most Precious Resource
The Economist ran a story last week “The world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data,” calling for new regulatory measures for the Internet giants. While it’s true that Google, Facebook, and Amazon control most of the Internet’s data, ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft also yield tremendous power as we anticipate the advent of self-driving cars. News this week from Didi and Uber perfectly illustrates why folk at The Economist were so concerned…
Check out how Didi is using data for good, and how Uber is using data for bad. By Yitaek Hwang.
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