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Buttons and Threads: A Modern Ecosystem Perspective

Paul Hobcraft

I outlined the story in this post from 2013 ” A time for new innovating buttons and threads” Today, that has changed. IoT-powered Real-time Links: Internet of Things (IoT) technology enables constant, real-time communication between buttons.

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does fear of technology keep us from living happier lives?

helloFUTURE

We futurists like to use cool examples to illustrate future concepts – back in 2013, when there was a lot of talk about the Internet of Things and how it would affect us – there was an example of an “auto-fridge” floating around. In short, it was a refrigerator that would automatically stock itself.

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Nestlé’s New Open Innovation Platform for Entrepreneurs

IdeaConnection

That might be how to figure out the next generation Nescafe or figure out the Internet of Things for Nespresso, and it will allow entrepreneurial technology start-ups to almost bid for the opportunity and then we have to respond in a certain amount of time.” ” Ongoing Opportunities.

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Open Innovation Solutions to Drought Problems

IdeaConnection

Congratulations to the EDDI team for taking the $100,000 first prize in Samsung’s ‘Makers against Drought Challenge’ The global contest received more than 500 ideas for open innovation projects involving IoT (internet of things) technology to solve such tricky challenges as water scarcity.

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The Sectors Where the Internet of Things Really Matters

Harvard Business Review

The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. Samsung said at its 2014 investors forum it expects the global Smart Home Device market to reach $15 billion in 2015, almost doubling from 2013’s $7.8 Information & technology Internet' Australia and China.

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Remembering

Technology Created

Question: what will be the killer app for the “Internet of Things?”. The light bulb turned out to be the “killer app” that ushered in the golden age of appliances that changed the homes of the world. The light bulb was quickly followed by the electric fan, the electric iron and the electric toaster. Newsweek (March 20, 2011), [link].

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My fridge can disrupt your Bank

Matthew Griffin

The Internet of Things might not immediately look like a banks dream trend but with a little bit of lateral thinking it could be the biggest market you’ve ever played in.