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Hail the New Tale in Retail: Data Driven IoT Promotes Change

On December 12, 2017 in All, IoT, Sensors by Paul Golata

In order to stay competitive with the cut-throat competition that exists, retail businesses, to survive, will need to take advantage of every opportunity to differentiate themselves, provide exceptional value, and be efficient. Data-driven IoT and sensors will be one way that companies at the cutting edge of B2C will respond most intelligently and successfully to their marketspace.

Tagged With: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Data, Information, Internet Of Things, IoT, Retail, Sensors

Precession: The Spinning Gyroscope

On November 3, 2017 in All, Computing, IoT by Rudy Ramos

While on a recent trip, I noticed that my phone was having problems navigating and keeping me on course. The phone’s display kept pointing in the wrong direction, and the problem did not seem to be with Google Maps or acquiring a good global positioning system (GPS) signal. Instead, the problem seemed to be with the phone’s gyroscope.

Tagged With: big data, calibration, Google Maps, GPS, gyro, gyroscope, IIoT, IMU, IoT, MEMs, multisensory, navigation, sensor fusion

Key Factors Driving the Smart City Trend

On July 10, 2017 in All, IoT by Paul Pickering

Cities are experiencing tremendous growth, and they must change the ways they operate. IoT is being used to create Smart Cities that use technology to achieve a wide variety of goals.

Tagged With: IoT, Shaping Smarter Cities

Securing IoT and IIoT Environments, Part 3

On June 12, 2017 in All, IoT, Security by Michael Camp

In parts 1 and 2, we looked at protecting the MCU, data, and physical access. In the final part of this series we will examine network security.

Tagged With: IIoT, IoT, IoT Security, network security, SSL

Securing IoT and IIoT Environments, Part 2

On June 9, 2017 in All, IoT by Michael Camp

In Part 1 of this series, we looked at protecting the MCU. In Part 2 we will talk about protecting physical devices and data.

Tagged With: IIoT, hardware protection, IoT

Securing IoT and IIoT Environments, Part 1

On June 5, 2017 in All, IoT by Michael Camp

Security consultants have long advocated "layers of security", which still applies when protecting IoT and IIoT devices. Today, we'll look at protecting the MCU and boot process.

Tagged With: IIoT, IoT, MCU, TCG, TPM, Trusted Computing Group, Trusted Platform Module

Mesh Networking Enables Bluetooth 5 to Solve Problems for Industrial IoT

On May 12, 2017 in All, IoT, Wireless by Mouser Staff

The Bluetooth 5 spec has added mesh networking, low energy, longer range, and beaconing. These additions have made Bluetooth 5 into an ideal wireless protocol for industrial IoT.

Tagged With: Beacons, IIoT, IoT, Low Energy, Mesh Networking

Is Your Home Being Used as a Weapon?

On April 28, 2017 in All, IoT by Mark Patrick

Late last year, the Internet was disrupted by a wave of attacks that knocked prominent sites offline, affecting hundreds of millions of people around the world. The victims included users of Amazon, PayPal, The New York Times, government websites, GitHub, Twitter, Netflix, Xbox Live, and more than 70 other major sites.

Tagged With: DDoS, IoT, security

Connecting the Human Body to the IoT

On April 25, 2017 in All, IoT, Medical, Sensors by Mark Patrick

Sometimes, it seems like the Internet of Things (IoT) concept is being shoehorned into markets which don’t need it—or at least, aren’t ready for it. But there are undeniable synergies between the IoT and healthcare applications, particularly medical devices that are wearable (or even implanted under the skin).

Tagged With: internet of things, medical, wearables, iot

Developed to Solve Short-Range Communication Problems, Bluetooth 5 Poised to Solve Long-Range IoT and IIoT Needs

On April 10, 2017 in IoT by Steven Keeping

One has to admire the flexibility exhibited by the custodians of Bluetooth, the popular short-range 2.4-GHz wireless technology. Enhancements to the standard’s specification sanctioned by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) have allowed it to evolve in directions that the inventors can scarcely have imagined. This combination of foresight—and a little luck—have brought considerable commercial success for the technology and could see it expand to northwards of three billion annual shipments as early as next year, according to analyst IHS.

Tagged With: Bluetooth 5, IoT

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