When I went through all the photos I took at CES earlier today, I was struck by how many pictures I shot of smart beds and related sleeping aids. I can’t for the life of me remember why I did this. Perhaps it was because I was subconsciously drawn to the soothing images of restful slumber by the dreadful jet lag I was suffering, or perhaps it was simply because the booths displaying them were close to mine. Continue reading Smart slumber at CES 2017
A tour of the smart health and wellness section at CES 2017 yesterday brought home to me the importance of interoperability between IoT devices far more effectively than trawling through a mountain of articles and presentations on the subject. Continue reading Smart health and wellness: the need for interoperability
Since I have no understanding at all of the mysteries of the beauty business, I have no way of judging whether the Kérastase Hair Coach that has been launched at CES will be a success or not. However, I’m pretty confident that having seen the announcement more than a few companies in Shenzhen will already be working on similar smart brushes and will probably beat L’Oreal to market with significantly cheaper devices. Continue reading Kérastase Hair Coach: the smart brush arrives
Despite all the hype and noise about the myriad wonders of the IoT, selling connected locks, thermometers, scales, and other gadgets to the mainstream consumer still remains a huge challenge. How do you show people how all these miracles of modern technology will work together to create a wondrous smart lifestyle every room will be at the perfect temperature, the washing machine will only run when electricity is at its lowest rate, and the dog hasn’t escaped because you forgot to close the door in your rush to get to work? Continue reading Target Open House
Maker culture is taking off in Taiwan in a very big way judging by the huge crowds at Maker Faire Taipei 2015 today. Continue reading Maker Faire Taipei 2015
Here’s a great example of a connected device capturing small data: the eSite™ power control and monitoring solution installed by Flexenclosure™ in wireless tower stations in Myanmar. At the heart of it all is our VIA AMOS-820 ruggedized system..
There’s a strong big data flavor to my IoT news round up this week. Or should I say small data? Forbes contributor Mike Kavis provides a very convincing argument about the importance of small datasets captured by sensors on smart devices such as wind turbines and packages in triggering events that can lead to instant savings such as reductions in energy bills. He concludes by saying that “optimizing these business processes can save companies millions of dollars through the analysis of relatively small datasets. Small data knows what a tracked object is doing.” Continue reading Weekend IoT Reading: big small data
Time to review my February Fitbit numbers. Overall, I’m quite pleased with them given that my daily average of 11,375 steps for the month was slightly higher than my daily average of 11,083 steps in January. Continue reading 10,000 Steps: February Fitbit Analysis
For some reason the Google+ Awesome photo algorithm decided to work its magic on this image I took yesterday of the Dalongdong Baoan Temple (大龍峒保安宮). Probably it was just taking pity on me, for I was disappointed with all the pictures I took there. Continue reading Weekend IoT Reading: See the Light
Talk about an occupational hazard: the moment I step into a store these days I find it almost impossible to stop myself from analyzing the “customer experience” and working out in my head how it could be improved by new smart shopping technologies. Continue reading Mirror, Mirror in the Store