How Cellular IoT is taking over the world
How Cellular IoT is taking over the world Cellular IoT connects physical devices (such as sensors) to the internet using essentially the same technology as your smartphone. Instead of needing to create a new, private network to operate your IoT devices, they can piggyback on existing mobile networks. Most low-power devices have historically used GPRS […]
Smart Home Summit – was it worth going?
Smart Home Summit – was it worth going? The move of the Smart Home Summit to Olympia in 2016 from a hotel in 2015 is a sure indication that business opportunities are growing in the smart cities, smart home and industrial internet sectors. The Smart Home Summit took place last week in London – a […]
ByteSnap protects with smart home security
ByteSnap protects with smart home security ByteSnap has provided both electronics design and software expertise for award winning smart home security device Cocoon. Cocoon is a technology company transforming the home security market by designing beautiful products that help people feel safe. It won silver at the 2014 London Design awards and recently secured a […]
Electronics news round-up April 2015
Another busy month for us and the world of electronics. Here are some of the news items that caught our attention: 1. Better battery imaging paves way for renewable energy future In a move that could improve the energy storage of everything from portable electronics to electric microgrids, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers have […]
IoT Security and the Cost-to-Care Ratio
IoT Security and the Cost-to-Care Ratio Here, we take a closer look at IoT security in terms of the “Care-to-Cost” ratio – e.g. are manufacturers and product developers prepared to pay more (at least 25% more) to increase security in their offerings and are consumers willing to shell out for enhanced security? The further we travel into IoT […]
Electronics news round-up March 2015
Electronics news round-up March 2015 March 2015 was an exciting month in terms of happenings in the electronics sector, so we thought we’d do a quick round-up for you: 1. Europe’s electronics industry still strong Europe’s electronics industry is in recovery right now, says economist Nenad Pacek, founder and president of Global Success Advisors and co-founder of […]
Design trade-offs in M2M product design and development
Design trade-offs in M2M product design and development Long before the phrases M2M product design and the Internet of Things came to wider attention, we were already making machines talk to each other, says Dunstan Power of ByteSnap Design. Early adopters like General Motors and Hughes Electronics Corporation could see the benefits that machine-to-machine communications (M2M) offered forward-thinking businesses as […]
ByteSnap on harvested energy in the IoT (Podcast)
ByteSnap on harvested energy in the IoT (Podcast) Dunstan Power, Director of ByteSnap Design, talks to Alix Paultre about embedded systems and the challenges the demand for functionality presents to the design community. Harvested and other advanced energy storage and management technologies can directly impact the success or failure of a design, so this podcast […]
M2M – Seven Top Trend Predictions for 2015
M2M – Seven Top Trend Predictions for 2015 Some 4.9 billion connected “things” will be in use in 2015, up 30% from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020, according to recent research from industry analyst Gartner. Designers from embedded electronics specialist, ByteSnap Design, are behind a range of M2M devices, from a Head-Up Display […]
M2M 2015 Trend Predictions from ByteSnap Design Engineers
Designers from embedded electronics specialist, ByteSnap Design, are behind a range of M2M devices, from a Head-Up Display for motorcyclists, to smart charging posts and vehicle tracking services. They have compiled a list of predictions for the M2M sector in 2015. To read the full article please go to: Evertiq.com