Simon Fabri' s blog – Perspectives on the world of the connected everything
Links to external blogs, comments, opinions that are of interest and relevance to this site.
Excellent site targeted at start-ups, providing guidance on best practice for the Internet of Things and presenting research at relevant events. Essential reference for anyone building connected devices. BuildItSecure.ly – Securing the “Internet of Things”, Together.
Excellent article on how a new front in the smartphone Operating Systems war – the car. Ford neatly summarises the auto manufacturers’ positions: ““We don’t want the customer to base the choice of a $40,000 car on the $300 phone that they carry in their pocket,” The article however misses the point that it is by no means a foregone conclusion that either Apple or Google will dominate the dashboard – don’t forget that the useful lifetime of a car (13 … Read more…
In the first of a number of Mobile World Congress-themed posts, here’s the Financial Time’s take on the state of the telco industry. With the billing relationship being undermined by app stores, customers feeling stronger affinity towards their smartphone vendors and applications, and competition driving down both revenues and quality, it is a tough time. Yet Ericsson’s CEO sees opportunities too: “Ten years ago, they all did the same things. But now carriers have suddenly got a lot of options … Read more…
Interesting blog from big data consultancy Think Big (owned by Teradata) on what big data technologies and platforms will be popular in 2015. 2015 in Big Data – What to Expect
This is an excellent article by Julie Papanek in TechCrunch providing a very small glimpse of how wearables can aid the monitoring and treatment of a wide range of conditions. Very apt quotation – “wearables are totally failing the people who need them most” – the old, the ill and the poor. Personally, I believe that there are huge untapped opportunities to make use of the combination of passive data collection and machine learning to empower patients in their relationships with healthcare … Read more…