It is indisputable that the Internet of Things (IoT) is the next Industrial Revolution, given the impact it will have on the way people, businesses and governments live and work. Boston Consulting Group (BCG) predicts $267 billion USD will be spent on IoT technologies, products, and services within 3 years. IoT, then, is the future. […]
We all know IoT is on the way to becoming a seriously big business in the next few years, with a likely annual growth rate of as high as 50 percent, taking the market worldwide to US$1.7 trillion by 2020. This growth will be based on more vendors and enterprises embracing IoT and its opportunities. […]
IoT has traditionally been associated with the Connected Home. The idea that your car can talk to your front door, which can talk to your lighting, which can talk to your stove. The standard example of IoT is that your car – using embedded software and the cloud – is able to inform your front […]
When the Internet of Things (IoT) first became a “thing”, just a few years ago, expectations for the space were astronomical. Analysts were predicting the market for connected devices by 2020 could be as high as 100 billion units. Thankfully, in terms of managing expectations and pleasing investors, forecasts these days are less hyperbolic. But […]
As an IoT (Internet of Things) shop, we love working with new technology and creating fun useful side projects. We have worked on everything from a temperature sensor for the office, to a boost controller for a Subaru WRX. So when one of our staff was working on a theater room for his house, we […]
The Nest thermostat has been an iconic example of an Internet of Things device, but today it is the epitome of IoT failures. Nest had an epic meltdown for devices all across the world that left homeowners out in the cold… literally. As the New York Times reports, “The problems with the much-hyped thermostat…affected an […]
Your business is already responsive to customer needs, but is your website responsive? Responsive web design is a popular term, but not everyone knows what a responsive website is. That’s a mistake you can’t afford to make for your business. Here’s everything you need to know to know what responsive web design is and to […]
Since the birth of commerce, business owners have assumed that directly promoting a product was the best way to sell it. For a long time, this worked. Over the years, thanks to the drip drip drip of advertorials, paid reviews, and infotainment, consumers became deeply suspicious of promotion. So business owners needed a different way […]
If only there were a real, accurate math formula that could calculate how important a good video is for a Kickstarter project. While 90 percent seems a bit extreme, it’s no secret that a great Kickstarter video can mean all the difference between going big and going home. While some videos have all the precision […]
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