Technological disruption can drive massive gains for investors positioned in the right names. In the following roundtable, our contributors highlight five crucial trends to watch in 2016 and the best companies to profit from such innovations.
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fool.comOf little surprise - Big Data and the IoT are the top 2 mentions. Some of the others though are interesting and things you might want to take note of and start tracking.
wtvox.comA fun list of the top 20 IoT companies based on the following metrics:
The coming Internet of Things is going to make things worse. Much worse. It will do so by adding complex RF-control chips to countless common devices, like door locks, light switches, appliances of every type, our cars, and maybe even our bodies, which will enable them to connect to the Internet.
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ieee.orgThis article is from earlier in the year, but it discusses the growth at which interest in Drones is growing in the investment community. I've been speaking in this subject for more than year and continue to believe that drones are the next frontier of automation and service devices.
nytimes.comStory on how on how smart packaging is becoming a conversation between people, brands, and objects that enhances the customers experience with the companies products. The article outlines how companies are implementing solutions in this space.
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forbes.comThe article covers the aspect that the key to understanding business challenges lies with the information that can be derived from big data through analysis. Focusing on this small data allows companies information that can cause new events based on what it determines is going on at any given point.
independent.ieWhile this is an article on Forbes around Big Data, it's really about investing in IBM's Watson. I'll have stories and posts coming in future issues as to why IBM is going to shake this market up. IBM is opening Watson to the public to make APIs around Big Data available to developers, entrepreneurs and businesses. This is a great thing!
forbes.comThe Internet of Things has resulted in an endless amount of data production. Foley Partner John Lanza discusses how companies can use their data to monetize information and improve both operations and customer relationships.
natlawreview.comAutomatic is a small (about the size of a memory card from a late 90s gaming console) adapter that costs about $99 and fits into a car’s Onboard Diagnostics (OBD-II) port, connects to your iPhone or Android phone via Bluetooth LE, and sends data in realtime about events happening onboard your vehicle.
pubnub.comAn advanced security and communication system changing how you protect – and connect – to your home.
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