IDG Contributor Network: Every modern car is an IoT device on wheels
Ford Motor Company has joined the Cloud Foundry Foundation as a Gold member, which may make some wonder what an automotive company doing at the Cloud Foundry Foundation. The short answer is that Ford,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Raspberry Pi Foundation announces the best return gift
The first Raspberry Pi device was released on February 29, 2012. Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the credit card sized, single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: A beginner’s guide to Raspberry Pi 3
This article is part of a weekly series where I'll create new projects using Raspberry Pi 3. The first article of the series focusses on getting you started and will cover the installation of...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Your smart fridge may kill you: The dark side of IoT
When was the last time you bought a fridge? Probably when you brought a new house. Out previous fridge lasted more than 15 years. According to H & R Block, the average lifespan of a fridge is...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Kellyanne Conway's microwave story is half-cooked
The Trump administration is the most powerful administration in the world. He and his team have access to the best intelligence in the world, so it's disturbing to see that they get all of their intel...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Apple AirPods are to IoT what iPhone was to cellphones
In the world of IoT (internet of things) Apple AirPods are the best things since sliced bread. That may sound a bit of an exaggeration. It may sound like fanboy talk to untrained eyes, but for those...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: IoT is going to kill your smartphones
I don't remember when I last used my phone.Seriously. No, really, I am not a tech-denying hipster who brags about using command line for everything or who uses technologies that are deemed ancient...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Samsung's IoT devices are a hacker's dreamland
I love IoT. I also love mixed reality, and I can see how the two will transform the world around us and take us out of this ugly mess of laptops and smartphones, etc. But IoT vendors like Samsung are...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Can you trust Linux-based Tizen OS?
Yesterday I wrote a story about millions of Samsung IoT that are vulnerable to attacks due to zero-day security holes. I have been extremely critical of IoT vendors ignoring the importance of updates...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Why Nvidia's Shield TV is the next big leap for IoT
In my last article, I wrote about how IoT devices are silently taking over my smartphone. However, I still have to use all three major virtual assistant platforms -- include Amazon Echo, Apple Siri,...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: EdgeX Foundry is the solution the IoT world...
IoT (internet of things) is playing a very critical role in the industrial and enterprise space. It’s being used by shipping companies track containers. It’s being used in massive warehouses for...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Google Home can now recognize voices. What does that...
Google has added support for up to six users to its virtual assistant device, Google Home. That’s a huge leap in the world of machine learning and artificial intelligence. It solves many problems...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: How to get Google’s artificial intelligence on the...
I am a heavy user of Raspberry Pis. Every year I build a massive musical lighting setup for Christmas using couple of Pis. During Halloween, I build Pi-powered talking skeletons, spooky pumpkins, and...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: Hey Google, why can’t my kids phone home?
Earlier, I wrote the article “IoT is going to kill your smartphones.” I stand corrected. Google and Amazon are moving toward that in the future. Yesterday at the annual Google I/O Summit, Google...
View ArticleIDG Contributor Network: How to build a Raspberry Pi-based desktop PC
Premier Farnell, a distributor of Raspberry Pi, has created a kit that turns Raspberry Pi into a full-fledged desktop PC, running Linux.What value does the Pi Desktop box bring to Raspberry Pi? Can’t...
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