Experts agree on the potential of IoT. Nevertheless, companies need to consider how they position themselves in the market in order to develop successful business models. We show opportunities to be considered, businesses who’ve made the breakthrough and ways to figure out your ideal market position.
Supply chain sustainability is becoming a critical issue. Companies’ supply chains often account for more than 90% of their greenhouse gas emissions, and as the world becomes more interconnected, these networks are only growing. This issue is particularly relevant in the food and beverage industry.
Electronic waste or “e-waste” generates about 50 million tons waste every year, or the equivalent of throwing away 1000 laptops every second. Part of the waste is due to electronic lifecycle decreasing over the past decade and many companies discontinuing their products and device compatibility after a few years.
With their latest kickstarter campaign Hong Kong Based Elecrow offers a toolkit of electronic modules that can be easily combined and programmed by kids ranging between ages 5 and 13. The “Crowbits” are designed to support kids in early STEM eduaction to help understand the basics of coding and electronic engineering.
Smart lamps, cameras, loudspeakers, air filters, vacuum cleaners: The Internet of Things is home to a lot of nice smart products. But a reckless update policy of manufacturers, who deliberately turn faultless products into electronic waste after only a few […]
Finnlands F-Secure has hacked and opened the “smart door lock” of the Korean manufacturer KeyWe with amazingly simple means.
The german Energy Collective Act stipulates that companies exempt from the EEG levy are required to delimit third quantities by the end of 2020. But what is it all about?
Smart eFleets – Testing and optimization of methods for grid-compatible charging pillar control and higher-level energy and fleet management.
As if voice control via Alexa isn’t already scary enough for many: The American company Nūrio goes one step further. The company announced a so-called “EEG device” in the form of an ear stud for mid-2020, with which IoT devices can be controlled – by thought.
Every time the political elite meets for the digital summit, formerly the “national IT summit”, we hear the usual phrases. Talking about the emancipation of large American corporations, about the “German Cloud”, the necessary broadband expansion. This is all correct and important. But let’s be honest, usually it is not more than buzzword bingo, the desire to distinquish oneself. But reality is different.
An recent article in the New York Times makes you sit up and take notice: Contrary to general expectations, self-driving cars would lie further in the future than had been assumed. The newspaper quotes managers of the automotive industry and […]
