Must Read IoT Books, Biggest IoT Announcements from Google Next, and the Role of UX in Smart Cities

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Isabel Harner
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3 min readAug 10, 2018

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Internet of Things

đź“– Must Read: the Best Books on IoT
It can be hard to know where to start with IoT, so we put together a list of the 8 books we think every IoT beginner should start with. Ranging from beginner explanations on IoT to the future of technology as we know it, these books are a must read.

đź‘Ś IoT 3.0: Better Customer Service
IoT is continuously improving customer experience, and some think that IoT 3.0 will be defined by a more connected customer experience. Self-diagnosis opens up new possibilities in customer care where devices can anticipate an impending problem and get in contact with a call center.

đź—Ł Biggest IoT Announcements from Google Next 2018
Google announced a number of new initiatives aimed at accelerating the growth of IoT in the enterprise. The new Cloud IoT Edge and Edge TPU provide a compelling story for IoT initiatives that could benefit from the use of ML near the point of data generation. Additional announcements on Google Kubernetes Engine On-Prem and GCP Marketplace are exciting for IoT.

Smart Cities

🏙️ What is the Role of UX in Smart Cities?
What does it mean to be a UX designer during a time when technology is beginning to enter our physical lives? User experience now goes beyond the virtual space, where almost everything that we interact with has been shaped by the user’s thoughts and behaviors. How does this play out in smart cities?

đź’° Smart City Investment to Double
A new report showed that smart city investment is expected to nearly double over the next few years, rising from $81 billion in 2018 to $158 billion by 2022. The three largest use cases include upgrades to fixed visual surveillance, public transit systems, and intelligent lighting systems.

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Isabel Harner
IoT For All

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