Things Archive
23 May 2013
6 things every CIO should know (or at least think about)
CIOs have a tough gig. They’re besieged by the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) boom; have to keep up with the latest cloud services; they have to assess the value of the latest big data innovations; and often deal with
3 May 2013
How will we measure the internet of things?
In writing about the plethora of startups, devices and strategies that companies large and small are throwing at the internet of things, I’ve been thinking about market size. Cisco says it will generate $ 14.4 trillion in
26 Apr 2013
AT&T launches its internet of things effort and it’s pretty big
AT&T is finally ready to unveil its home automation and security product, and it’s a pretty big deal. The product is built on AT&T’s acquisition of Xamboo in 2010, and it will put AT&t in competition with
19 Apr 2013
How energy harvesting tech could power wearables and the internet of things
It’s all very well talking about the evolution of wearable computing and the internet of things, but something has to power these thin and/or tiny devices. For that reason, it’s a good thing that so many ideas
24 Mar 2013
We can’t let the Internet of Things become the Tyranny of Things
If you’re one to track the Q rating of tech trends, then you know the cloud is so last minute and big data is good for little more than wrapping fish at Whole Foods. For 2013, it’s
14 Mar 2013
Electric Imp aims to make the Internet of Things devilishly simple
We constantly hear that to make the internet of things popular, we’re going to need to make connecting devices to the web and to each other easier. Electric Imp is hoping to handle both problems, according to