Peter Levine, a general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has an interesting working theory. He believes that cloud computing is soon going to take a back seat to edge computing — and we will very quickly see the majority of processing taking place at the device level. As crazy as that sounds — … Continue reading Edge computing could push the cloud to the fringe
Internet of Things
Cellular NarrowBand IOT
NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) is a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) radio technology standard developed to enable a wide range of devices and services to be connected using cellular telecommunications bands. NB-IoT is a narrowband radio technology designed for the Internet of Things (IoT) and is one of a range of Mobile IoT (MIoT) technologies … Continue reading Cellular NarrowBand IOT
Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu
https://youtu.be/1rLxPOxVJoQ Personal note: Take a look at Ubuntu Core with Qt for Internet of Things development (6/25/2017) Last week, Amazon launched Greengrass, their new IoT platform allowing developers to create intelligent edge software. Amazon is collaborating with a variety of manufacturers to make Greengrass available on as many devices as possible from home gateways, industrial gateways … Continue reading Amazon Greengrass launches as a snap on Ubuntu
MQTT protocol
MQTT stands for MQ Telemetry Transport. It is a publish/subscribe, extremely simple and lightweight messaging protocol, designed for constrained devices and low-bandwidth, high-latency or unreliable networks. The design principles are to minimise network bandwidth and device resource requirements whilst also attempting to ensure reliability and some degree of assurance of delivery. These principles also turn … Continue reading MQTT protocol
The trillion dollar tech war between Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
For months and months, as Google's brain trust searched for the ideal candidate to lead the company’s come-from-behind bid for its biggest new opportunity since Larry Page and Sergey Brin began putting ads on their search engine, one name kept coming up: Diane Greene. Little known outside Silicon Valley, Greene is a legend in tech … Continue reading The trillion dollar tech war between Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
Configure a USB device to be used by a non-root user
Q: I have device file that appears in /dev when a specific board is plugged in. The read and write operations to it work just fine, but in order to open the device file the program needs to be executed with root priveledges. Is there any way I can all a non-root user to open … Continue reading Configure a USB device to be used by a non-root user
Vigek IOT Core – An IOT Platform that can take photos
Meet the Vigek IOT Core Vigek IOT Core is a cheap, small, modular, and APP controlled IOT development board that brings WiFi and camera together. It works stand alone and can be as flexible as you need it to be. For DIYers, no programming, just take the Vigek IOT Core along with the available APP, … Continue reading Vigek IOT Core – An IOT Platform that can take photos
Noki: The smart doorlock for Europe
About this project What is Noki? Noki is the first smart doorlock produced in and for Europe. With Noki you will no longer have to carry a key, just having your smartphone in your pocket is enough to enter your house. Noki is designed to fit on doorlocks with EU cylinders. It can be easily … Continue reading Noki: The smart doorlock for Europe
Power over Ethernet for Raspberry Pi
Introducing...Pi PoE! The Pi PoE Switch HAT is an add on board for the Raspberry Pi that brings the Pi Supply Switch technology together with PoE all in one fantastic package! You can now power your Raspberry Pi and provide an Ethernet connection in any location with just a single cable. Perfect for removing the … Continue reading Power over Ethernet for Raspberry Pi
Speech controlled robot for home appliance
About this project Introducing LoveLinkU, the Ultimate Voice-Controlled Robot LoveLinkU is revolutionary technology that will change the way you interact with your home, and the loved ones living in it, forever. It is the ultimate voice-controlled robot that recognizes your unique voice print and does as you command. Whether you’re stuck in traffic and need … Continue reading Speech controlled robot for home appliance
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