Not exactly. IoT is more alive than ever with more connected products and connected product companies than ever before. However, as we predicted for 2017, the term IoT is being used less, and in place of it people are speaking more about “connected products.”
When considering the Internet of Things people often think of specific technologies, but in fact it consists of three separate levels, says Lars Ridder, who argues in favour of LoRa.
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Pressto can send unlimited, short messages for free, from anywhere in the world, and that could have a big impact on the Internet of Things.
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The edition 2017 of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas to a high degree is another showcase of "new Internet of Things" gadgets that some like to classify under the term "The Internet of Sh**", on top of other non-IoT related novelties that promise to change the way we drive, watch TV or comb our hair.
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There's a new, dystopian risk to using internet-connected gadgets: If you complain, the company that made it might remotely kill your product.
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Security
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Interesting article on how poor programming of an Internet-connected teddy bear have leaked the email addresses and password details of more than 800,000 customers online. As an industry, we need to get better on security and stop products like this from being released.
internetofbusiness.com
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As stated by Reuters in the article, "Dallas residents got an unexpected wake up call Friday, April 8 when all the city's 156 emergency sirens were set off just before midnight. Officials says a hacker was to blame."
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Industrial
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Billionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes coined the saying, “He who dies with the most toys wins.” And upon his death, Forbes certainly had a lot of toys. But in 2016, not all consumers agree with that sentiment when it comes to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
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Crowd Funding
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Combining Wemos D1 mini with Nextion touch screen display and leaving IO exposed, there are endless possibilities for IOT developers
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