Sensors – Rob Tiffany

January 5, 2017October 16, 2022

12 Things About the Internet of Things

Here’s some quick #data points from a variety of sources that spell out the value prop of the Internet of Things. #IoT

December 19, 2016October 16, 2022

The Cloud is Dead, Long Live the Edge

We interrupt your regularly scheduled migration to the #cloud to bring you a much more important megatrend called the Internet of Things. #IoT

The Internet of Things demands a low-latency, distributed, peer-to-peer environment that can only be found in the fog layer via edge computing.

November 28, 2016October 16, 2022

The Industrial Internet of Things is Like Football

The #Industrial Internet of Things is a lot like football. Sensors relay data to devices like a center hikes the ball to a quarterback. #IoT

Devices send telemetry to IIoT platforms like a quarterback passes the ball to a receiver. IIoT platforms ingest data like a receiver catches a pass. I think you get the idea.

Learn How the Industrial Internet of Things is Like Football from Rob Tiffany

Is your company enjoying positive outcomes through the use of an Industrial Internet of Things platform?

October 10, 2016October 16, 2022

Make your Apps More Personal and Contextual or Risk Losing Customers

Awaken those one-dimensional, client/server applications to all the #sensors found on #mobile devices that make them richly personal.

The desktop apps of the 90s could really only sense mouse clicks. While they could communicate over dial-up modems, those apps were unable to discern the world around them until smartphones arrived and became the most personal computing platform ever. Sensors helped make smartphones disruptive and they will do the same for all the apps you’re migrating:

Barometer: Apps can detect elevation or changing weather conditions
Camera: Apps can take photos, videos, scan 2D/3D barcodes and authenticate via facial recognition
Microphone: Apps can respond to commands via Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana, or Google Now
Accelerometer: Apps can measure steps, switch from portrait to landscape, respond to device position, and control in-app, game or drone behavior
Magnetometer/Compass: Apps know direction
Gyroscope: Apps can detect movement
GPS: Apps know where you are and how to get you where you’re going with maps
Proximity: Apps change behavior when your phone is close to something
Bluetooth: Apps can pair with other devices, stream audio and respond to beacons
Wireless radios: Apps can connect to anything
Fingerprint scanner: Apps can authenticate users biometrically and authorize purchases

Improve user experience by taking advantage of sensors that help employees and customers complete tasks more quickly. What is your company doing to enrich its mobile apps?