Posts by Mike Mitchell

Silmee biometric sensor Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.devicetowear.com Toshiba has perhaps one of the most interesting biometric sensors out there "Silmee", but I fear the target market will reject such an ugly device. Athletes would wear this, but probably not Grandma.  See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M

Wearable devices could be key to improving health, caring for patients with chronic diseases and understanding the impact of treatments. But there’s one snag: how do you get people to wear them? For all the hype around smartwatches and fitness bands, not everyone wants to walk around with a computer strapped to their body. Studies…

Solid-state drives are great for performance, but data security must come first. Source: www.zdnet.com They don’t tell you this: "in as little as a single week on the shelf." And surprisingly, enterprise rated rives fare much WORSE.  I’m sure people are putting these in laptops that may sit on the shelf for months, not realizing they may have a blank slate…

https://youtu.be/rQKis2Cfpeo Source: www.youtube.com Thinking like this is the advantage that emerging companies have.  See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M

Bluemix is an open standards, cloud platform for building, running, and managing apps and services. Source: console.ng.bluemix.net IBMs PaaS offerings are very interesting. You can even get access to Watson. But I really like how they allow so many different platforms to be utilized. By chief objection to amazon and Google services has been that…

CIT is hoping to put the ‘printed’ back into printed circuit boards. CIT Technology is a manufacturer of digitally printed flexible electronic circuits. The crew is on a mission to develop low-cost… Source: blog.atmel.com See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M

n sensitive data about the user, this is a good proof of concept on how a badly implemented BLE cus Source: www.evilsocket.net In case you want to hack the Fuelband, some sharp guy has done all the hard work already. See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M

Two things define SXSW: spectacle and smoked meat. GE’s managed to meld the two at its BBQ Research Center. Just up the street from the Austin Convention Source: www.engadget.com I would love to see the analysis on this. So far the brain wave sensors I’ve tried were very primitive. Can they actually correlate the quality…

When we look forward to 2015 and developments around the Internet of Things, we are predicting four key trends and implications. Source: www.zdnet.com Forrester predicts that "data from IoT will force CIOs to integrate the Internet of Things into their Business Technology Agenda"    But have CIOs considered the full ramifications how making IoT devices…

From connected guns to wearables for canine units, the IoT is spurring change in the law enforcement field. Source: www.itworld.com It will be interesting to see what the adoption rate and pushback from officers is when the 24 hour surveillance society comes to them. But the public seems to be behind it, and it does…

JavaScript-powered IoT construction kit – gives developers a connected device prototyping platform for the modern era, because an inspiring developer experience leads to a great user experience Kinoma Create is the first prototyping platform to transform making, with a fully scriptable device and integrated color touchscreen, all enclosed in a case that makes projects mobile;…

The Internet of Things The ‘Internet of Things’ will generate $14,400,000,000 of value over the next decade1. There will be 40 times more devices than peo… Source: www.slideshare.net A plethora of widgets featured here. Some good ideas, some destined to be punchlines.  What differentiates them for you? See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M

Chicago already has a wide-reaching video surveillance network, and this summer, it’s going to begin keeping track of much more using automated sensors. Through a program called Array of Things,…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M New platforms from Samsung and Apple hold great promise, but they also feed into unrealistic hopes Mike Mitchell‘s insight: This salient observation about heath measurement devices: The American health system is not designed or motivated to utilize them.  So sure, you could build the most valuable heath…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M In the US, at least, the “internet of things” is not the future any more, but the present. One in five adult American internet users already has a device at home that connects the physical environment to the internet, according to a Forrester Research report (paywall) out last week. As many as two-thirds…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M Should Internet of Things be fixed? How hard is it to manufacture a product? How difficult is to scale? These were the questions that the speakers and attendees of Thingscon have addressed. The org… Mike Mitchell‘s insight: Thingscon attendees were reminded: "Do things that matter. " While…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M Wearables hold possibilities for driving down costs and increasing competitiveness. What could it mean for your organization? Mike Mitchell‘s insight: Here’s a well written article on using wearables in enterprise applications. My own experience in safety confirms his conclusion that as long as a wearable is perceived…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M Despite rising demand, many devices claiming to monitor fitness and health probably overpromise and underdeliver. Mike Mitchell‘s insight: Over promising may ruin this market. About one vendor: "many of its claims appear scientifically impossible" That’s why nobody was calling points calories. There will be some good devices…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M A look at the year’s best Internet of Things companies and products Mike Mitchell‘s insight: Awesome database of some of the coolest IoT products in 2013. To get a good handle on the plethora of ideas out there, you must read every one! See on postscapes.com

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M Korean researchers have shown it’s possible to wirelessly transmit power over a distance of 16 feet and charge up to 40 smartphones. Mike Mitchell‘s insight: This headline is grabbing, but what I wonder how many real applications need 100W transferred at 40% or less efficiency.  I’ve heard…

See on Scoop.it – Internet of Things, M2M Mike Mitchell‘s insight: A good summary of recent acquisitions in M2M and IoT. Mindshare in this space has always been fragmented, so losing a few brands is probably creative  See on www.steamingtech.com

In a LinkedIn discussion a software vendor who works with healthcare clients posited that "there is not a single technology (hence not a single vendor) which is the silver bullet for healthcare" I couldn't agree more.  The real value is in the implemented solution. No hardware or software vendor can predict how your staff will…

I spent quite a bit of time in the last few months learning about Wikis, how to use them, and developing a software requirements application using Xwiki, a second generation Wiki platform. While Wikipedia is great, and I encourage you to monetarily support their efforts, Wikis are good for so much more. This is especially…

Today, I followed the link below curious in what RFID journal was writing about how to pick an RTLS. Without reading the article, I can tell you it will do little to help you decide what to buy and how to utilize an RTLS. It's only 3000 words! While I prize anyone who gets to…

Dust networks has a nice summary presentation highlighting their mesh network WirelessHART implementation with channel hopping, time synchronization, and high reliability 3-5 9s reliability. It uses frequency, temporal and path diversity. What is interesting to me is that they are forecasting, albeit very vaguely, the IP addressability and RTLS integration of mesh network nodes. We…

One method of evaluating and investment that every MBA is taught is Return on Investment – ROI. While its a fairly simple calculation and many RFID projects can expect superior ROI over other investments, there are many RFID projects that still make good sense. Why? Because the return comes as a second or third order…