NXP has a gigahertz-powered microcontroller! NXP has announced a microcontroller — traditionally a super-low-powered processor designed for embedded computing needs — that delivers 1 gigahertz of processing power. This is what … [Read more...]
This startup is making it easy to reduce energy use in plants
The data derived from connected sensors can help reduce energy consumption by optimizing various aspects of plant operations. This is pretty easy to understand, but historically hard to implement. Using existing machine data or installing new sensors … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for April 26, 2019
Mozilla's Internet Health Report is out: There are fewer news stories this week because I got sucked into this mammoth report that covers everything from security and openness to privacy and AI. I'll be pulling some of the insights into a larger … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for July 27, 2018
Lenovo’s Smart Display arrives: At the January 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, Stacey and I were both wowed by Lenovo’s Smart Display. If a Google Home and an 8- or 10-inch touchscreen tablet went on a Tinder date, this would be the likely outcome. … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for June 22, 2018
Rigado gets $15 million for edge services: If a company wants to create some kind of connected service, it has a long road ahead. It must figure out the connected devices it wants to use (or build), what cloud it wants to use (or build), and get a … [Read more...]