Here's what made news in IOT this week. Samsung is making SmartThings hardware again: In a surprise move, Samsung announced a hub for its SmartThings smart home system that also ties heavily back into Samsung's Galaxy products. As Kevin notes, … [Read more...]
Can TinyML really provide on-device learning?
Imagine if your smart speaker could be trained to recognize your accent, or if a pair of running shoes could alert you in real time if your gait changed, indicating fatigue. Or if, in the industrial world, sensors could parse vibration information … [Read more...]
When is TinyML too much?
When it comes to machine learning (ML), sometimes every problem looks like it needs a neural net, when in fact it just needs some statistics. This is especially true when it comes to running algorithms on microcontrollers and for industrial use cases … [Read more...]
Forget sleep and wake; it’s time to embrace ambient mode
It's been almost a decade since Apple put a processor inside an iPhone designed to handle sensor data. The motion co-processor appeared on the iPhone 5s in 2013 and marked a subtle shift in how manufacturers thought about battery-powered devices. … [Read more...]
Want a connected home without a cloud? Get smarter sensors.
If we want to build a world that doesn't require an internet connection but can still make use of ubiquitous sensors, as Alasdair argues above, then we need smarter sensors. For an idea of what that might look like, I consulted with Pete Warden, an … [Read more...]