Category: Week5

IoT Networks for Good and Bad...

A little over a decade ago the mobile phone was our only personal connected device (permitting our phone had Bluetooth or WiFi connectivity). Today this number is swelling substantially with, in addition to the personal smartphone, smart watches, wireless earphones, smart keys and maybe even smart shoes and connected glasses adding to list of personal… Read more IoT Networks for Good and Bad...

Alexa, Good Job in Tech, Not Ready to Dominate

  Early around March 2018, there was an interesting, perhaps also creepy news about Amazon’s Alexa: Alexa laughs at users randomly. [1] Although some people found this buggy behavior amusing, most people were freaking out hearing random laughter out of nowhere. Amazon later explained that Alex “mistakenly hear the phrase ‘Alexa, laugh,’” when other words… Read more Alexa, Good Job in Tech, Not Ready to Dominate

IoT under attack

There’s a common joke regarding connected gadgets that the ‘S’ in IoT stands for security. And yes there is no ‘S’. With the propagation of Internet of Things, the number of connected devices is estimated to grow sevenfold the number of owners of those devices. The security of these devices and as a result, the… Read more IoT under attack

Introducing 5G: Why we need a new generation of mobile network

In our last session, the three guest speakers gave us plenty of insights on the Internet of Things and how is transforming the way we interact with the digital world. May it be in the domain of smart TV, speech recognition or smart health tracking: The way we interact with our devices is drastically changing.… Read more Introducing 5G: Why we need a new generation of mobile network

You can’t spell ‘Idiot’ without 'IOT': Why consumers are afraid of the Smart Home

There is a quote from the 1993 Spielberg classic ‘Jurassic Park’, spoken by the living meme that is Jeff Goldblum. When being briefed in on the internal operations of the park, the eccentric Dr. Ian Malcolm chimes in, lambasting the park owner, John Hammond, and his team. “[They] were so preoccupied with whether or not… Read more You can’t spell ‘Idiot’ without 'IOT': Why consumers are afraid of the Smart Home

The data age and its characteristics

There is more data generated each day than ever before. If I told you that you would have to sit in front of your TV or streaming device for more than five million years in order to watch all the video content that will “cross global IP networks each month in 2021” (3) you would… Read more The data age and its characteristics

Big Data; Big Open Tools

There are numerous software companies looking to build the next great technology/experience. Each has its way trying to get there, but many are using similar technologies. Those often used technologies are often free. How is this possible? The reason for this that many companies make use of open source software. Open source software is software… Read more Big Data; Big Open Tools

IoT and the implications of the Second Machine Age

The ubiquity of Internet connectivity is inescapable for many people today. Almost everyone has at least a smart phone, loaded with personal information and virtually limitless capability to interact with other devices; families can automate their home environments with climate control systems like Nest, security and safety cameras, smart entertainment systems that learn your watching… Read more IoT and the implications of the Second Machine Age

Could 3D Printing eradicate extreme poverty and hunger?

3D printing is a process that creates a three-dimensional object -solidified under computer control- by building successive layers of raw material. Each new layer is attached to the previous one until the object is complete. [1]   This technology can be used in various fields, such as engineering, product design, manufacture, architecture, food, medicine, amongst… Read more Could 3D Printing eradicate extreme poverty and hunger?

IoT and Edge Computing Services

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most hyped topics in today’s technology coverage. But what really is IoT? The term IoT summarizes all connected “entities”. The Internet of Things is made up of the smallest machines up to the largest computers. All of them have in common that they use networking technology… Read more IoT and Edge Computing Services