IoT

Worldwide, thousands of technology companies are viewing the IoT and the smart home as the holy grail for their products and profits. Most industry analysts and leaders are predicting that hundreds of millions of homes will want these new technologies. By Cees Links, CEO and Founder, GreenPeak Technologies.

How can we work hand-in-hand with the telecommunications and energy sector in Europe to successfully further develop and operate smart grids? What possible scenarios in terms of a shared future are conceivable, what strategic barriers need to be overcome and how can the collaboration be launched successfully?

The rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) has coincided with an increase in concerns over cyber security and privacy, and this is set to be a key topic of the embedded world exhibition taking place in Germany in February.

From self-regulating refrigerators to smarter public transport, the IoT encompasses a wide range of possibilities. It has swiftly become one of the hottest topics on the tech table, but along with the chatter comes a few inconsistencies. It’s helpful to separate the fact from the fiction as you take a closer look at how the IoT will work and what its true capabilities are. By Barry Gold, Cloud computing consultant and prolific tech writer.

Renesas Electronics has announced developments for the Renesas Synergy Platform, including the commercial release of the Renesas Synergy Software Package (SSP) version 1.0.0, mass production availability of the S7G2 Renesas Synergy MCUs and availability of the first Verified Software Add-on (VSA) software from VSA Programme partners.

ADL Embedded Solutions has announced its ADLIGW-1600 Rugged IoT gateway. The ADLIGW-1600 is based on Intel’s E3800-series Atom processors which offer vastly improved compute performance and energy efficiency with integrated Intel 7th generation graphics engine for stunning graphics performance.

Elster has announced that its data concentrator, the Beacon 3100 is the first European G3-PLC data concentrator certified to Cenelec A standard. The Beacon is Elster’s hybrid data collection platform that implements a suite of high-end communication technologies for field deployed Smart Grid applications.

An ultra-low power connected platform for cost optimised applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable markets has been released by Atmel Corporation. The new platform features the ARM Cortex-M0+, the Atmel | SMART SAM L21, and the BTLC1000 Bluetooth SMART solution, making it well suited for battery operated applications requiring activity and environment monitoring.

At CES 2016, smanos adds a UFO WiFi Panoramic Camera and Smart Video Doorbell to its line of easy-to-install smart home security products. smanos’ UFO WiFi Panoramic Camera leverages surveillance-grade fisheye lens technology, night vision and motion detection to bring clarity, immersive vision and ease of use to home monitoring.

ClevX, an intellectual property and technology developer for portable storage and mobile device manufacturers, has partnered with STMicroelectronics to develop the DataLock secured encrypted portable storage media with Bluetooth Smart wireless user authentication.