One of the biggest things standing in the way of the internet of things is batteries. Billions of sensors require billions of batteries, and those batteries will require people to change them. Surprisingly, energy-harvesting technology hasn't come … [Read more...]
Wiliot harvests energy to make beacons without batteries
A few weeks ago I harped on the lack of new energy harvesting technologies because I am a big believer that having to change batteries or hard-wire every connected sensor out there will severely limit the spread of the internet of things. So I was so … [Read more...]