Spotlight: Smart City
Smart City Era Promises Big Improvement for Urban Ecosystems - Connected technology is ushering in a new era of “Smart Cities”, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient, and more livable — represent the transformative power of the Internet of Things. Now, as...
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Three Ways to Set the Stage for Incredible Connected Experiences in the Smart Home - In the connected home market, technology companies and service providers know that complacency leads to obsolescence. For consumers to put out the welcome mat for new products and services, they’re looking for something that not only meets their...
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Visualize the Future with Digital Signage - Digital Signs create a more personalized experience Businesses intent on galvanizing customers to patronize physical stores are faced with the challenge of how best to understand their customers, strengthen their brand identity, increase efficiency, boost revenue, and reduce costs. One of the tools for overcoming these challenges is digital signage. Today, smart signs and interactive...
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ASUS Blue Cave: Why a Router Needs Both Brains and Beauty
- At home, my family has designated me their de facto IT help desk. One of my biggest pain points? Slow Wi-Fi. Between my sons’ YouTube streaming, my wife’s Web browsing and my online meetings, we can put a lot of strain on our local network and router. That’s why I was eager to talk to...
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Use Technology Wisely to Reduce Friction for Your Customers
- If you’re a retailer thinking about how to best use technologies such as AI, computer vision, and analytics, I encourage you to pause for moment to consider something else first: friction. Today’s consumers want you to make their shopping experience easy. Why walk to the far corner of a grocery store for a gallon of...
read more- Visualize the Future with Digital Signage
- Digital Signs create a more personalized experience Businesses intent on galvanizing customers to patronize physical stores are faced with the challenge of how best to understand their customers, strengthen their brand identity, increase efficiency, boost revenue, and reduce costs. One of the tools for overcoming these challenges is digital signage. Today, smart signs and interactive...
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Rewriting the Social Contract for Aging
- Imagine you had a magic wand, and with a quick flip you cast America with an aging “social contract.” One in which few go to college and most would retire by age 65. Many of whom stay withdrawn and dependent until their passing. Would you be shocked that nobody noticed? Many Americans and hundreds of...
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Retailer Resolutions for 2018
- The numbers are in and the results are clear. Retailers enjoyed a very good holiday season. Not only was U.S. retail spending up 4.9 percent over the previous year, but a new tax law promises to leave both businesses and many consumers with more money to spend in 2018. The critical question for retailers now...
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How Rogue Ales Makes a Great Beer from Wet Hops, Clean Water and Innovation
- The challenge is local and global. The world has a major perishables problem. A full 30 percent of all perishable produce and products never make it all the way from the farm to the table. For Rogue Ales in Newport, Ore., that means that some of their hops can't be used in the best way...
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Energy Industry Technology Trends for 2018
- Unlike any other time, technology is having a tremendous impact on the energy industry. Some of the major trends are in areas we’re familiar with, yet the level of activity has increased dramatically. We see energy providers increasingly turning to information and communications technology to modernize the grid and improve situational awareness, with the goal...
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Smart Building Technology Trends for 2018
- In 2018, smart building technologies that increase energy efficiency will continue to be at the top of the list for building managers and tenants. These technologies can generate a solid ROI by lowering utility bills, making the investment easier to justify. In addition to energy management, there is growing demand for solutions to address new...
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Disruption at the Edge: IoT Transforming Energy Grids
- Digital disruption is here to stay. Much like the electronic revolution that led to PCs, mobile phones and smart devices, energy grids are on the verge of a major change. Consider the network of power plants, utilities and power lines comprising energy grids, for a moment. What you effectively have is the largest machine in...
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IoT-Driven Manufacturing Trends to Look for in 2018
- With Internet of Things (IoT) technology spending forecast to reach $772.5 billion this year — an increase of 15 percent over 2017 — the world’s top manufacturers are set to shift into exhilarating overdrive down the path to AI-driven and IoT-enabled automation. So where will 2018 take us on this journey? First and foremost, the...
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Five Brilliant Innovations from CES for the Smart and Connected Home
- At CES 2018, the smart home is leveling up. It’s no longer enough to simply connect more devices. Those connections must be fast, reliable and secure. Personal assistants are growing in popularity, bringing more intelligence to the home and adding more advanced capabilities, as proven by the broad range of innovative new devices coming to...
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IoT-Driven Cold Chain Tracking Provides Quality Control on the Go
- For some products, maintaining strict temperature controls during shipping is critical. Certain pharmaceuticals and vaccines require an unbroken chain of refrigerated environments to guarantee safety and effectiveness. Frozen foods need low temperatures to prevent bacterial growth, which can cause serious illness if consumed. Fresh produce depends on a specific conditions to maintain shelf life once...
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Remote Care! The Great Healthcare Disruptor
- In late October in Boston, Mass., the top minds in healthcare and technology came together at the Connected Health Conference to envision how connected healthcare will transform patient care and the systems used to deliver it, making remote care the standard of care. And right after the conference, as if on cue, Medicare published new...
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Smart Public Kiosks Enhance Livability, Connect Communities
- Cities are busy places, and they’re getting busier. Thankfully, many of them are also getting smarter by enabling smarter parking, better transportation and better air quality management for better citizen experiences. Among the most groundbreaking of innovations contributing to those experiences are smart public kiosks — replacing outdated infrastructure, such as phone booths and static...
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Accelerate Adoption of Remote Care to Dramatically Reduce Costs
- There are many challenges to the long-term viability of our healthcare systems. An increasingly older and growing population demanding care amid a shortage of qualified personnel. A shift from infectious to more costly chronic disease management. An evolving policy and regulatory landscape. How can these challenges of cost, quality, and access be addressed? Providers are...
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Using Data to Create Personalized Experiences for a Better Bottom Line
- The Need for Personalization Today’s retail landscape is more competitive than ever. Brands have to rely and work with not only brick-and-mortar chains, but with websites around the world, many of which operate on thinner margins. Brands that are trying to break through are facing an increasingly difficult disrupted marketplace, where new competitors seem to...
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Illuminating New Business Opportunities with Smart Lighting
- Now that most people live in cities, urban areas are the de facto laboratories of the future. Cities drive innovation because of their swelling populations, professional networks, and perhaps most important, the richness of data they offer. Information is everywhere, and the challenge is how everyday activities can be captured and translated into actionable insights....
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Facial Detection and AI Helping Customize Retail Experiences
- When shopping online, today’s customers want all the personalization of an in-store experience. And when they walk into a brick-and-mortar store, they want continuity from this online experience, based on the choices they made across all other touchpoints. Savvy retailers have met these expectations by pulling in incredible amounts of data for highly personalized cross-channel...
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Future of Brick and Mortar Begins With Responsive Retail: 7 Questions With JDA
- We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with JDA Software GVP Product Strategy Todd McCourtie to discuss the future of brick-and-mortar stores. Successful retailing comes down to one thing: getting the right product into shoppers’ hands. That may sound simple, but success requires inventory accuracy, efficient sales associates and the flexibility to quickly adapt to...
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The Path to the Enlightened City: Smart Streetlamps
- For a glimpse of the future, look at the cities of today. The vast majority of economic activity, innovation, and energy consumption already happens in urban areas, leading 77 million people to relocate from rural to urban areas every year. The number of megacities (containing more than 10 million people) has doubled over the past...
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Reinvent the In-store Experience by Unlocking the Power of Data-driven Insights
- Shopper behavior and spending habits are changing dramatically, causing the retail industry to face a period of significant disruption. As shoppers are empowered by mobile devices, social media and the Internet, they expect retail experiences that combine choice, convenience, superior service, and a clear understanding of their individual preferences. This shift has been heavily influenced...
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Future of AI-driven Brick-and-Mortar Begins with Responsive Retail
- We don’t live in a static world. When I “look” toward the future, I see sensing, machine learning and deep learning leading us toward a time when artificial intelligence (AI) could enable more secure and actionable retail insights with tremendous results. I envision stores using technology that always knows if shelves are stocked or not,...
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Retailers Get Big Sales Bump by Investing in RFID Technology
- Overhead and handheld radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is transforming brick-and-mortar retail. Today, nearly 73 percent of all retailers are implementing RFID to track their inventory. The benefit is clear: As consumer shopping behaviors and expectations have shifted dramatically in the digital age, customers now expect to find whatever they want, when they want it, and...
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Intel’s Vision for the Future of Smart Video
- What is sight without the power to understand what’s being seen? As the Internet of Things (loT) revolution continues, smart video technology keeps creating huge amounts of data. But even as these video technologies become more prevalent in cities, industrial facilities, retail stores, and even private homes, it's still a major challenge to store and...
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Smart Agriculture: AI and the Right Compute Transforming Farming
- As the director of public sector and agriculture for the Intel Internet of Things Group, I focus on technologies, ecosystems and partnerships that need technologies that solve problems in a range of areas. We believe the technologies that we focus on: retail, manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and environmental monitoring, align well with the food and...
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Remote Patient Monitoring: A New Standard of Care for 21st Century Healthcare Delivery
- I just came from the quadrennial meeting of the 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, where I noticed some things worth sharing. There’s been a tectonic shift in industry framing of aging — from costs of infirmity to value of capability and contribution of elders. Not too long ago there was resistance to these...
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Building the Best Autonomous Brain
- When I’m bumper-to-bumper in a sea of exhaust fumes and distracted drivers, it seems like autonomous driving can’t get here fast enough. Nor can the potential rewards that come along with fully autonomous vehicles, like far fewer accidents and mobility for people who struggle to get around on their own. To do my part, I’m...
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Industrial Internet Creating Transformational Business Value
- This is the second in a two-part blog series on trends in next-generation digital efficiency. In part one, I wrote about how commercial fleet vehicle management systems can drive efficiency while reducing CO2 emissions. To learn more, check out the eBook we created in partnership with GE Ecomagination titled “Digital Efficiency: Driving Decarbonization and Unlocking...
read more- Commercial Fleet Vehicle Management System Drives Efficiency, CO2 Reductions
- This is the first in a two-part blog series on trends in next-generation digital efficiency. To learn more, check out the eBook we created in partnership with GE Ecomagination titled, “Digital Efficiency: Driving Decarbonization and Unlocking Business Value Across Industries.” Looking out across the vast Internet of Things (IoT) landscape, we’re seeing the emergence of...
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Amazon Echo Show Ushers in Smart Home Transformation
- We are closer to having autonomous homes, with advances in video, compute, and data processing capabilities being added to consumer products. This week marks the general availability of the Amazon Echo Show, which is notable not only for its popularity but also for delivering advanced sensing capabilities to a smart speaker. With a touchscreen, video capabilities,...
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Intel and Rice Electronics Team up on Industrial Worker Safety and Productivity
- Energy, manufacturing, utilities, and public safety are just some of the segments challenged by rapidly evolving technological, economic, and social forces. Combine these pressures with opportunities enabled by Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and we can create transformational changes to improve worker safety, accelerate productivity and efficiency, and lower costs. IoT won’t just empower things...
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Why Cities Need to “Get Smart” About Pollution
- When we think about protecting the environment, we often think of faraway issues like melting ice caps or dwindling rainforests. The reality, however, is much closer to home. The World Health Organization estimates that 92 percent of the world’s population doesn’t have access to clean air. This is more than a health problem. The World...
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Home Connectivity Reimagined
- The need to be “connected” at all times and have a “smarter” home is putting a huge stress on our home networks. Think about the typical house today, which has 10 or more connected devices such as tablets, laptops, smartphones, gaming systems, appliances and so on. Forecasts expect this number to grow over the next...
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The Future Is Symmetrical with Full Duplex DOCSIS
- This past weekend, while I was attending one of the world’s biggest auto racing events in my hometown of Indianapolis, I couldn’t help but think about the similarities between the race and what I do at Intel. When cars are flying around the track, speed and reliability are absolutely critical. But what sets the winning...
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The Intimacy of Connected Vehicles
- This post was originally published on Core77. Currently, most of the attention on connected vehicles is focused on the technology that lets cars drive themselves. However, in the near future, the industry will need to broaden its focus to include what is arguably just as important: the passenger. At Intel, we've been working on technology...
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Smart Factory Solutions and Demos in Full Gear at Hannover Messe
- The Factory of the Future, Industrial 4.0, and the smart and connected factory: Regardless of what it is called, the transformation of how companies are accelerating innovation represents a dramatic change in process based on new technologies. Among the catalysts are artificial intelligence (AI) and 5G, enabling the next turning point in modern industrial history....
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Our Journey toward Smarter Buildings
- Our world is becoming increasingly automated, as seen by the rise of robotics, autonomous cars, 3D printing, wearable health trackers ... and the list goes on. Likewise, our industry is experiencing tremendous progress in building and home automation, a key theme at this April’s Continental Automated Building Association (CABA) Forum. Automation is a valuable tool...
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Connecting Machines: Bridges to the Industrial Internet
- Previously, I’ve written about functional safety solutions for industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and how innovative IoT technologies unlock value in supply chain management. As we head toward Hannover Messe in a few weeks, I’m excited to share how smart factories are experiencing data as the next disrupter. Connecting the Unconnected Today’s smart factories are...
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Breaking Down Language Barriers in Smart Buildings
- Have you ever wondered why the buildings that we live and work in aren’t smarter? I have. For example, why can’t the conference room I’m sitting in sense more people entering the room and dynamically increase the airflow through the vents? And why can’t the trash bins in the restroom be equipped with sensors that...
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Lessons Learned from a Smart Building Project
- Experience is the best teacher, which is what we discovered as the lead for an Intel smart building project. Even though the lessons we learned may seem simple or obvious, they can be difficult to carry out or easily glossed over due to the hectic pace of a construction project. This was a Greenfield building;...
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Laying the Foundation Today for Tomorrow’s 5G Smart and Connected Home
- There is a lot of buzz this week about 5G and how it will improve the way we live, work and play. One of the first areas where we will see the significant impact of 5G is in fixed wireless access to the home. 5G smart and connected homes of the future will offer multi-gigabit...
read more- Here’s Your Quick Guide to All Things IoT at Mobile World Congress
- It’s time for this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, February 27 to March 2, and I’m excited to share what we have in store for the Internet of Things (IoT). At MWC 2017, Intel will show how 5G will transform and improve all aspects of our daily lives such as in smart cities, connected...
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Disruption at the Edge: IoT Transforming Energy Grids
- Digital disruption is here to stay. Much like the electronic revolution that led to PCs, mobile phones and smart devices, energy grids are on the verge of a major change. Consider the network of power plants, utilities and power lines comprising energy grids, for a moment. What you effectively have is the largest machine in...
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Fully Connected Vehicles: Reinventing Driving for a Safer World
- Looking ahead, one thing is clear: Rapidly evolving technology is critical to the future of fully connected driving. Recently, I wrote about what goes on under the hood of the latest connected vehicles. Others in my field have covered the incredible value connected driving will have on our society — on a global scale, it...
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Building Trust in Connected Vehicles: Active Safety Systems Must Converge with In-Vehicle Infotainment
- This is the third in a series of blog posts based on Intel research into human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for connected driving. Read the first and second in this series. In my previous articles, I’ve written about why it’s so important to design experiences that build trust and confidence in connected vehicles. Now I’ll go over...
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Intersections of Trust: HMI Use Cases for Connected Vehicles
- This is the second in a series of blog posts based on Intel research into human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for connected driving. Read the first one here. In my previous blog post I wrote about how Intel’s user experience research teams have been conducting tests in the realm of fully connected vehicles, and how the results...
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A Truly Smart and Connected Home Begins with a Solid Foundation
- Attendees flocking to CES last week were expecting, as they do so every year, Christmas in January: The newest, coolest consumer electronics, including the latest in smart and connected home technology. With the explosive growth in the Internet of Things, Intel has been focused on improving connectivity in the home, laying an important foundation...
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Smart Building Trends for 2017
- Note: This blog post originally appeared on AutomatedBuildings.com. Smart city tech deployments are expected to increase in the next year and of them significantly; the biggest one will be commercial-smart buildings. Connected building solutions, whether it’s environmental controls, communications interfaces, video surveillance, or energy conservation, can deliver cost savings and efficiency gains when building automation...
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ZoneKey and Intel Unveil Broadcast Solution for Smart Classrooms, Retail and More
- A recent conference in China confirmed that a quiet revolution in digital signage is on. The moment is ripe for transformation. Costs for sensors, bandwidth and compute have decreased significantly, while cloud, streaming media, remote management and increasing performance are bringing new capabilities to business, retail, industry and education. Attendees to the recent 71st Education...
read more- Industrial IoT Muscles up to Functional Safety with New Intel Solution
- In my position as GM for industrial solutions in the Intel Internet of Things Group (IOTG) I’ve heard manufacturers consistently voice frustration on how to effectively and efficiently develop, design and deploy robust functional safety solutions to meet evolving safety standards and protect the environment, people, products and company brand. They require safety-critical applications and...
read more - The Future Looks Bright: GE & Intel Ignite Industrial Internet Innovation
- Like many people in Silicon Valley, I am passionate about the application of technology toward the environment, human productivity, healthcare and safety. Before arriving...
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Connected Vehicles Fuse Stronger Security With Functional Safety
- I’m excited about the opportunity we have before us to lay the groundwork for safer connected vehicles, as outlined recently in U.S. President Barack Obama’s piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Self-driving, yes, but also safe." I see a clear path for fully connected vehicles to operate safely for the protection of everyone in and around the...
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Trusting the Ride: Four Capabilities at the Heart of Connected Vehicles
- This is the first in a series of blog posts on Intel research into human-machine interfaces (HMIs) for automated driving. As Intel’s principal engineer and chief systems engineer for automated driving solutions, I’ve been working on some exciting research in the realm of automated vehicle technology. I’d like to share my perspective with you on...
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Smarter Cities and Cleaner Air: A Quick Guide to Intel IoT Environmental Monitoring Solutions at IOTSWC
- IoT represents a tremendous opportunity to shape the future and improve every life on this planet. I have spent close to two decades in Embedded, Mobile and IoT. What is clearly different about the current wave is the understanding that partnerships are fundamental to the delivery of end to end solutions. In my role as...
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Intel to Reveal Breakthrough in Smart and Connected Technology at IoT Solutions World Congress
- Next week at IoT Solutions World Congress (October 25-27) in Barcelona, the leading global event for industrial IoT, Intel will be unveiling IoT solutions designed to support the next wave of innovation, helping connected entities become more responsive, efficient, and aware. Intel’s latest development will enable high scale machines and systems to greatly expand capabilities...
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Telcos Transforming Digital Lives with Connected Home Experiences
- I’m delighted to have my first blog post here on IoT@Intel. In my position as GM of the Telecom Business Line at Intel I work in partnership with the industry to find innovative ways to enable next-generation broadband access technologies for connected homes. Consider how we live our digital lives in our homes. I propose that...
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Home Gateways Creating Transformative Change
- I’m excited when I see the tremendous potential for faster broadband and smarter networks to deliver exceptional entertainment experiences in connected homes. At the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2016 in Amsterdam last month, Intel technologies, together with a robust ecosystem of partners, demonstrated how we can power advanced video and audio solutions for high-quality media...
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Innovative IoT Technologies Unlock Value in Supply Chain Management
- I am pleased to share my thoughts here on the IoT@Intel blog for the first time. In my position as GM for industrial solutions in the Intel Internet of Things Group (IOTG) I speak and listen to everyone from equipment manufacturers and factory automation software vendors to service providers and systems integrators. I see firsthand...
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Addressing IoT for Smart Buildings
- I am thrilled to write my first blog for IoT@Intel! I receive a lot of questions about smart buildings, what constitutes Internet of Things (IoT) for smart buildings, and what Intel is doing in this space. IoT for smart buildings is a super exciting space—I even consider it to be the eye of an IoT hurricane,...
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Building Trust Between Human and Machine on the Road to Connected Vehicles
- It’s a tremendously exciting time to work in smart and connected transportation. Connected vehicles are redefining our relationship with automobiles, and the promise of fully connected driving—zero accidents, less pollution, greater mobility, more productivity—is thrilling. Yet there is a growing challenge in this new era of connectivity—the need to nurture trust between passenger and vehicle....
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Meet the Future of Driving: High Performance In-Vehicle Compute with Headroom to Grow
- It’s truly an exciting time for in-vehicle computing. What started with parking assist and rearview cameras has evolved into lane departure warning and dynamic cruise control, requiring more intelligence and compute in the vehicle. Each step toward the vision of fully connected driving brings with it more sensors, more data, and more demand on compute....
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Here’s Your Quick Guide to All Things IoT at IDF16
- It’s finally here: Three solid days devoted to the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) at San Francisco’s Moscone Center Aug. 16-18. From amazing experiences in virtual reality, 5G, autonomous driving, and IoT (including IoT in space!), IDF16 is sure to be out of this world. Intel Thought Leaders If you’ve attended IDF in years...
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Architecting the Future of 5G Transportation for a Better Life and a Safer World
- Cruising through my neighborhood the other day it really began to dawn on me what Intel CEO Brian Krzanich means when he says that cars are the next smartphones. As a minivan full of kids whizzed past me on the way to soccer camp I noticed that everyone inside, young and old, was on a...
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Time-Sensitive Networking to Fundamentally Change the Way Real-Time Industrial Systems Are Designed
- Our world communicates over Ethernet, with incredibly fast 10G and 40G networks leading the way. But this isn’t the case in industrial environments, like manufacturing and electrical power grids, that require deterministic communications for distributed control and measurement. Until recently, standard Ethernet couldn’t meet this requirement due to the network’s best-effort delivery model that doesn’t...
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Rethinking Retail: An Industry at the Disruptive Edge
- Our Intel IoT team excitedly championed everything from collaboration to pushing the boundaries of retail experiences at Manhattan Momentum. As Intel IoT’s Rachel Mushahwar told a roomful of attendees, enabling amazing experiences is at the heart of everything we do. We thrive on enabling the creation of experiences that help shoppers dream, explore, and connect...
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Building Success Stories: Intel Champions IoT at IBCon 2016
- What an exciting time at this this year’s IBCon 2016! Together, we teamed up with Comfy, EnTouch, Lucid, Volteo and many others in the Intel IoT ecosystem, demonstrating solutions that directly address IoT convergence challenges like data interoperability and device management, operational technology and IT convergence, and cyber security. Learn more about how the Intel...
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Intel IoT and SAP Accelerate Edge Analytics for Smart Retail
- I’m truly energized when I look around me and see real collaboration in action. That sense of teamwork around IoT is why so many of us at Intel were excited by SAPPHIRE NOW. By working together, Intel and SAP are combining smart data processing with cost-effective data analysis and efficiency to enable the creation of...
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Intel Champions Internet of Things Innovations at Computex 2016
- I’m super excited by all the innovation our Intel IoT technologies demonstrated at Computex 2016—touching nearly every part of our lives—at work, at home, and at play. From grand aspirations like finding more productive ways to feed the global population to optimizing the energy efficiency of the buildings we live and work in, connecting things...
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Costs, Savings, and ROI for Smart Building Implementation
- I'm pleased to welcome guest blogger Steve Raschke to the IoT@Intel blog. Steve is the chief executive officer of CANDI and has over two decades of experience leading teams focused on networked data and building control systems. He has authored numerous patents, white papers and industry articles, and holds awards for innovations in control systems and...
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Intel IoT Ecosystem Converges on 5G Technology to Revolutionize Transportation
- It’s truly an exciting time to work on transportation solutions. Building on decades of innovation, the Intel Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem is converging technology with ingenuity to create a new class of smart and connected transportation solutions. From advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to breakthrough technologies that will contribute to fully connected driving—like software-defined...
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Intel IoT and Impinj Usher in a New Era for Inventory Visibility
- As our connected retail ecosystem grows ever larger, I’m particularly excited that we are working more closely with Impinj. Together, we are developing a solution comprised of both Intel and Impinj components to create an offering that meets the needs of modern retailers. This means the Intel Retail Sensor Platform will now be part of...
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Intel IoT Solutions Transforming Smart Buildings from the Ground Up
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is rapidly expanding across industries and among those, building automation technology has undergone an unprecedented transformation, inspiring new, robust solutions for building management. Intel IoT, with its ecosystem partners, is making an impact in this space from smart building energy management and predictive maintenance of HVAC and other building systems...
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Unified Commerce Solutions Lead to Seamless Shopping Experiences
- At its root, connected retail is about one thing: Creating amazing and frictionless customer experiences. That’s where Intel technology-based unified commerce solutions come into the picture, connecting with customers every time, everywhere, and in every way they choose to engage. Getting there is not without its challenges. It means providing a seamless flow among multiple...
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Intel IoT Tech Drives Enhanced Store Intelligence Solutions at JDA Focus
- Intel Internet of Things (IoT) technology drove robust smart and connected retail solutions and interactive brand experiences at JDA FOCUS in Nashville this month. JDA’s annual global conference brings together more than 2,000 retail and manufacturing professionals to network, share best practices and hear how industry leaders are delivering real results with the help of...
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Retailers Tap Into Data Analytics for Amazing Customer Experiences
- Big data analytics is one of the decade’s biggest buzz phrases. One place it can really deliver value for retailers is in data-driven decision making. Today’s retailers have a wealth of technology at their disposal to gather, analyze, and use many kinds of data to understand markets, improve satisfaction, and be more profitable. Here are...
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Intel IoT Ecosystem Drives Transaction Innovation at Transact 2016
- As the Internet of Things becomes a reality, Intel IoT is leading the industry in transforming and securing transactions. This was especially clear at Transact 2016 in Las Vegas, produced by the Electronic Transactions Association, the world’s largest payments industry trade group. Intel works closely with the payments industry and provider ecosystem to develop global...
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Puma 7 Home Gateway Leads the Way in Transformational Connectivity
- As Internet services, television, and the Internet of Things transform the way we connect to and experience the world around us, a key trend in transformational connectivity is emerging: Connected home gateways. At INTX: The Internet and Television Expo in Boston this week, we’re excited to demo Puma 7, our newest cable gateway SoC that...
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Intel IoT Champions Industrial Internet of Things at Hannover Messe
- At Hannover Messe, the world’s largest industrial and manufacturing trade fair, the Intel IoT ecosystem showcased everything from augmented reality industrial wearables like the DAQRI smart helmet, to Industry 4.0 factory automation and industrial asset management solutions. The event in Hannover, Germany, attracted more than 190,000 visitors, including U.S. President Barack Obama. “There’s a lot...
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Intel IoT Gateway Expands with Wind River Intelligent Platform Enhancements
- I’m pleased to welcome guest blogger Greg Boitano to the IoT@Intel blog. Boitano is a strategy analyst for the Intel Internet of Things Group. In the post below, Boitano offers insight into how this new product removes barriers to development thanks to Intel IoT enhancements. Exciting times are certainly ahead! ~Dave McKinney Last week,...
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Intel IoT Gears Up for Hannover Messe with Intelligent Industrial Solutions
- Internet of Things (IoT) is driving a new industrial IoT (IIOT) revolution. With the availability of low-cost sensors and high demand for optimizing complex manufacturing processes, more companies are adopting IoT technologies. In fact, a recent McKinsey & Company study found that 80 to 100 percent of all manufacturing and industrial settings could benefit from the...
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Life in the Fast Lane: Intel Automotive Security Workshop Participants Race Toward Connected Driving Safety
- Buckle up: the Automotive Security Review Board (ASRB) is soaring down the fast lane toward collaborations that are already providing researchers with new opportunities to improve automotive security products and connected car technology. In an effort to increase automotive exploration among researchers, the Intel Internet of Things Group recently hosted a pair of automotive security...
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Retailers Reach for Robust Solutions Built for a Mobile World
- It’s an exciting time for the retail industry. New mobile technologies are putting an amazing amount of insight at retailers’ fingertips—empowering sales assistants with timely, tailored knowledge that leads to richer customer engagement and more seamless shopping. New mobile devices are a key component of systems that not only gather information, but aggregate and deliver...
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Intel IoT Fuels Innovation at Digital Signage Expo 2016
- From connecting at every touchpoint to creating lasting impressions, the Intel Internet of Things Group demonstrated engaging and secure digital signage experiences at this year’s Digital Signage Expo. Intel works with the industry to develop innovative and disruptive solutions from end points through the data center that enable retail, hospitality and CPG’s to know their...
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Intel IoT, 5G, Take Center Stage at Mobile World Congress
- From a flurry of keynotes and panels discussing the Internet of Things (IoT), to all things 5G, Intel’s Internet of Things Group (IoTG) demonstrated how connected devices are enabling more robust solutions at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Here are some of our favorite photo gallery highlights from the event. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich spoke...
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Intel, SAP Champion Women in Retail at NYC Networking Event
- Today’s leaders need to exemplify humanity, authenticity and fierce resolve in taking organizations to new heights. As Intel’s Rachel Mushahwar told a room full of emerging leaders in connected retail recently: “If we want to go fast, we can go alone, but if we want to go...
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Intel Shows New IoT Tools, Technologies, Software at Embedded World
- Intel’s Internet of Things Group (IoTG) demonstrated embedded technologies serving a wide array of industry verticals—from smart transportation and smart factories, to the healthcare sector and beyond at Embedded World 2016. Attendees of the annual Nuremberg, Germany event engaged with Intel IoT products and solutions while learning how IoT can improve real-time decision making, boost...
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Discovering the Shopper Genome: IoT Boosts Connected Retail Experiences
- Sweeping changes across the connected retail landscape are upping the game for retailers throughout the industry. Are you ready? I sat down recently with World Wide Technology to discuss “The Customer Experience in a Retail Environment,” a conversation that gave way to compelling insights into the top trends in connected retail. Watch the webinar. ...
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The Wireless Internet of Things: Finding the Right Tool for the Job
- I’m pleased to welcome guest blogger Stefan Wolff to the IoT@Intel blog. Wolff is vice president of Intel’s Platform Engineering Group and general manager of the Multi-Comms Business in the Communications and Devices Group. In the post below, Wolff offers insight into how the wireless Internet of Things (IoT) is quickly taking shape. Exciting times...
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Intel Drives IoT through New Tools, Technologies, and Software at Embedded World 2016
- As those involved in this industry know, the Internet of Things (IoT) has enormous potential to drive both economic growth and social change. While we are starting to see shifts happen, IoT systems continue to be highly complex and take time to develop, implement and maintain. With 85 percent of technology still unconnected, and security...
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Intel IoT Champions Connected Retail Experiences at NRF Big Show
- At the NRF Big Show in New York City last week, Intel IoT launched the Intel Retail Sensor Platform and demonstrated everything from 3D digital foot scanners to full-body custom fitting technology, offering retailers a wide range of smart solutions — from head to toe. Retailers saw first hand how connected retail can be easy...
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Beckhoff’s Intel IoT Solution Boosts Data-driven Manufacturing
- Data moves around a smart factory like blood flows through our veins. Both are needed to keep things running smoothly. The smart factory uses this data to improve the interworking between all aspects of the value chain — production, suppliers, customers, buildings, energy, etc. This can be done more easily with Intel Internet of Things...
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Intel Announces First IoT Platform Designed for Retail
- For some of us, delivering connected retail experiences isn’t just our passion, it’s in our jeans. At the NRF Big Show today, Intel announced the launch of the Intel Retail Sensor Platform, a near real-time RFID inventory solution that is already in use by Levi Strauss & Co. Watch the video. “We’re interested in technology...
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Why Asia is Vital to the Future of IoT
- The Intel Internet of Things (IoT) is showing its transformative potential all around the world. Recently I was in Japan, where we brought together industry partners from across Asia to share and showcase the latest in IoT technology and solutions. We also showcased the analytics insights generated by all that technology. IoT is entering a...
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Intel IoT Platform Paving the Road to the Car of the Future
- Telematics offerings expand daily, both in number and capabilities. Driven by consumer demand for vehicles that extend the connected lifestyle, provide enhanced safety, and reduce environmental impact, the market for in-vehicle telematics is surging. The automotive industry is now the third-largest group filing technology patents. And connected cars are the third-fastest-growing technological device, after smart...
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Intel IoT Champions Ecosystem Solutions, Smart Cities, at IOTWF
- The Intel Internet of Things (IoT) is all about the ecosystem: companies coming together with different solutions to expand and fundamentally redefine the possibilities of computing and address some of the major challenges faced by business and society as a whole. So, I was delighted to give a keynote presentation at IoTWF, Cisco’s third annual...
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Intel IoT Platform Boosts Smart Building Efficiency in Asia
- Power accounts for around 30 percent of a typical office building’s total operating expenses, according to EPA. So it’s no wonder that facilities owners and managers increasingly are transforming their properties into smart buildings—helping reduce energy costs by nearly a third, as shown in a report by the Institute for Building Efficiency. IoT Solutions...
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Intel IoT Gateway Unleashes Potential of Internet of Things
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is tipped to be at least as disruptive as the Internet itself, and it’s already proving its worth in many ways. In fact, IoT is rapidly expanding as key technologies mature, breaking down the barriers to implementing innovative applications. Intel IoT is providing organizations with actionable insights based on data...
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Why Intel IoT Smart Cities Are Vital for Asia’s Future Quality of Life
- In future cities, our lives may be greatly improved, from the moment we step outside each morning. We may enjoy less polluted air, thanks to new Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that can help make smart buildings, connected factories, and smart cars more environmentally friendly. A smartphone app might connect to smart traffic and public...
read more- Intel Internet of Things Rapidly Expands Across Industries
- What comes to mind when you hear the phrase Internet of Things (IoT)? Connected healthcare wearables like smart watches and fitness wristbands? Smart meters and remotely controlled thermostats in connected smart homes? Connected cars? IoT includes all that, but it’s not just about clever gadgets. IoT is about connecting an ever-increasing range of things, including...
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Intel IoT Ignition Labs Spark Global Internet of Things Collaborations
- Intel’s IoT Ignition Labs sparked innovation in rapid succession across the globe this year, enabling the fast creation of collaborative, scalable, standardized solutions. From Dublin to Dubai, the labs provide hands-on opportunities to experience the latest IoT technologies, access to matchmaking across the Intel ecosystem, exposure to proofs of concept and use cases from peers,...
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Intel IoT Ignition Lab Spotlights Scandinavian Tech Solutions
- Sweden is home to Intel IoT’s first entry into Scandinavia, with an Intel IoT Ignition Lab outside Stockholm. The IoT lab showcases innovations built on Intel technology that focus on communication infrastructure, smart buildings, and smart cities. Intel’s IoT Ignition Labs are places to innovate, collaborate, and scale out ideas. The lab offers tools, technology, and engineering...
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Intel IoT Ignition Lab Spotlights Turkish Internet of Things Innovations
- Sitting at the crossroads of historic innovations, Istanbul welcomed another step forward in recent years with the opening of its first Intel IoT Ignition Lab. The Internet of Things (IoT) lab came about thanks to a fruitful collaboration among Intel IoT, Intel Labs Europe, and Technology University. Today, it showcases solutions for smart cities, retail,...
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Top 10 Intel Internet of Things Blog Posts in 2015
- Before we move forward into 2016, we’d like to pause for a moment to look back and reflect on the year in IoT, as shown through 10 of our most popular IoT@Intel blog posts. As our connected community continues to grow we’d like to thank everyone in the Intel IoT ecosystem for collaborating toward improving...
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Intel IoT Ignition Lab Opens Doors to Collaborative Solutions in Dubai
- As home to hundreds of high tech companies, a vibrant startup community and a closely knit ecosystem of tech innovators, UAE took its first step toward becoming a hub for IoT with the launch of an Intel IoT Ignition Lab this year. Hosted within Dubai Silicon Oasis, the region’s largest innovative and integrated free zone...
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Building the Next-Generation Car with Intel IoT
- Consider for a moment what the creation of a truly connected and intelligent vehicle could mean. First and foremost, increased safety. Also, improved fuel efficiency. Less congestion. Decreased pollution. Even better? A driving experience enhanced with Intel Internet of Things (IoT) that can help make your commute safer, more productive, and enjoyable. With the rapid...
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Intel IoT Demonstrates Pathways to Smart Buildings at CoRETECH15
- Commercial real estate developers, building managers, and green building architects recently attended RealComm’s CoRETECH15 with one focus in mind: Smart buildings. CoRETECH15 drew an elbow-to-elbow crowd of more than 350 attendees, all seeking to learn how Intel IoT can help guide them down the path toward smart buildings capable of transforming data into cost savings,...
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IoT Insights 2015: Intel IoT Platform Collaborations Reveal a Strong and Connected Future
- What is a canvas without paint? A paint-filled palette without a brush? Or a pigment-soaked brush without a hand to...
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Intel Unveils Tiny Smart House at Intel IoT Insights 2015
- Some 80 years ago, Frank Lloyd Wright created Usonian architecture as a framework for energy efficiency, and aesthetically pleasing, tiny home designs for middle income families. As we look toward the future of connected homes, we’re mindful that sometimes the best approach is to think big while starting small; in this case that means welcoming...
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Intel IoT Insights Day 2015: Big Data’s Big Impact on Internet of Things
- In this guest blog post, Ron Kasabian, vice president in Intel’s Data Center Group and general manager of the Big Data Solutions group, shares his insights on the interconnectedness between IoT and big data analytics . This is an area that Ron knows well since he is responsible for strategy, products and technologies for big...
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Intel IoT Emerges as Trusted Partner for POS Systems at Money 2020
- When it comes to securing customer data, there is clearly strength in numbers. Layer upon securely connected layer, we’re increasing the complexity of data protection technology. What we are discovering along the way, is the extraordinary innovation made possible when we collaborate on Internet of Things (IoT). Yes, we are creating more secure connections, but...
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Intel IoT Secures Connected Cars from the Dashboard to the Data Center
- It’s time for the Monday morning commute. As you reach your car, its sensor array uniquely detects you, adjusts all settings to your preferences for driving to work, and identifies the best route to the office. Once inside, you select connected mode so you can finalize the presentation for today’s meeting with your boss. The...
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Intel IoT and Cisco Collaboration Fuels Innovation at openBerlin
- As intelligent technology rapidly evolves the way we experience the world around us, our guiding principle remains unchanged: Collaboration. As we are seeing, building out an intelligent infrastructure capable of alleviating global challenges rests not in the hands of one of us, but in the collective power of all of us. We recently showcased a...
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Intel IoT Unlocks True Value in Connected Supply Chains
- A missing link, connecting trillions of dollars in undiscovered value back into the supply chain, could very well rest in the Internet of Things (IoT). Dubious? Then consider that IoT is expected to generate $8 trillion in worldwide value over next decade, with half of that attributable to improved supply chain and asset utilization, according...
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Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Munich Celebrates its First Year
- Building upon a history of efficiency and collaboration with German technology partners, Intel IoT and Intel Labs Europe celebrate the first birthday the Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Munich this month — with a new space and an expansion of services. For the past year, the Internet of Things (IoT) lab has showcased German innovations...
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Intel IoT Bees, Beers & Bovines Build Buzz in Barcelona
- Intel Internet of Things (IoT) solutions expanded beyond all previously known boundaries of innovation at the Internet of Things World Congress in Barcelona last week. From IoT-connected buzzing bees and bustling smart cities, to robust bovine and refreshing beer keg solutions, Intel demonstrated once again the incredible opportunities that IoT offers to the world. “One...
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Intel Spotlights British Solutions at IoT Ignition Lab in Swindon, UK
- As the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly takes shape, Intel IoT Ignition Labs are popping up all over Europe. One in particular is showcasing British innovations: Intel IoT’s Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Swindon, near London. The IoT lab showcases innovations built on Intel technology that are focused on the areas of retail, transportation, and...
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Lessons of Moore’s Law Guide Intel Internet of Things
- On the eve of IoT Solutions World Congress in Barcelona, it’s fascinating to think that in just the past two years the Internet of Things (IoT) has risen to the point that it is now being called the next frontier of technology. Already, we are starting to see the emergence of some compelling examples of...
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Intelligent Driving: Experience a Ride with Intel Internet of Things
- Step into your vehicle. Imagine a ride with the road trip co-pilot of your dreams. Feel the cool breeze of the AC caressing your skin even though you haven’t touched the controls; your co-pilot knows your exact temperature preferences. Sink into your seat cushion and relax. Do you hear the music softly playing in the...
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Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Israel Focuses on End-to-End Solutions
- As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands across the globe, Intel IoT Ignition Labs are opening at a rapid pace. Intel’s Intel IoT Ignition Lab opened a lab in Haifa, Israel, in May, to encourage innovation, collaboration, and scalability for IoT. The IoT lab showcases innovations built on Intel technology that are focused on agriculture,...
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Developers, Robotics, Internet of Things, Take Center Stage at IDF15
- In San Francisco last week, an Intel IoT-connected BMX bike soared over CEO Brian Krzanich’s head, spider bots and industrial robots alike danced on stage to the delight of wide-eyed developers packing the Moscone Center, and the Internet of Things (IoT) ushered in a new era. It was just another day at the Intel Developer...
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IDF15 Preview: Sizzling Hot IoT Events at Intel’s Biggest Party of the Year
- Yes, there will be robots. There may even be a dance off. Anything is possible. In less than 24 hours, visionary coders, extraordinary makers, and inspirational creators will join forces at IDF15 in San Francisco, Intel’s premier event for developers and their champions taking place at the Moscone Center Aug. 18-20. As the future of...
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IoT in Ireland: Step Inside the Intel IoT Ignition Lab Near Dublin
- Springing forth from Intel’s long presence in the Irish tech scene, Intel IoT and Intel Labs Europe recently celebrated the opening of a new Intel IoT Ignition Lab near Dublin. The Internet of Things (IoT) lab in Leixlip, County Kildare, Ireland, showcases innovations built on Intel technology that are focused on the areas of smart...
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IoT in Moscow: Intel IoT Lab Focuses on Smart Buildings, Retail Solutions
- Rooted in a long history of successful collaboration in scientific and technological innovations between Russia and the West, Intel and its ecosystem partners celebrated the opening of a new Intel IoT Ignition Lab in Moscow this summer. The Internet of Things (IoT) lab showcases Russian innovations, built on Intel technology, that are improving how people...
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Intel and Honeywell Team Up on IoT Security for Industrial
- Smart factories, among the first to move forward with the Internet of Things (IoT) thanks to factory automation, will soon reap the benefits of another successful Intel IoT ecosystem collaboration. Intel Security and Honeywell Process Solutions are teaming up to bolster protection of critical industrial infrastructure. Intel Security’s McAfee technologies will enhance Honeywell’s Industrial Cyber...
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Intel IoT and QNX Software Systems Collaborate on ADAS Solutions
- Much like two perfectly synced road trip buddies who have been traveling together for decades, Intel and QNX Software Systems, a subsidiary of BlackBerry, are embarking on a new adventure: advancing in-vehicle technologies that deliver new driving experiences. The collaboration between Intel and QNX on Intel Internet of Things (IoT) for automobiles is already leading...
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5 IoT Questions: Smart Home Innovator Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
- We sat down with smart home appliance designer Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino recently to chat about emerging Internet of Things (IoT) trends for smart homes. Alexandra is the founder of Design Swarm, where she is an interaction designer, product designer, entrepreneur, and speaker. Her current focus is on discovering what kind...
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Getting Personal: IoT Tech Helps Retailers Step Closer to Consumers
- Consumers today expect 1:1 experiences from brands and thanks to the Internet of Things (IoT) retailers are quickly moving in that direction. From rapid consumer data processing and real-time analytics, to IoT-connected RFID tags and predictive consumer profiling, retailers are awakening to the possibilities of IoT-enabled customer experiences. In this guest blog post, David Roth, CEO,...
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Leadership Summit Focuses on IoT-Enabled Manufacturing
- With the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), the manufacturing industry is experiencing game-changing product innovations, new collaborative business models, customer expectations for personalized products, different expectations from a younger workforce, rapid advances in transformative technologies, and other trends. That message was made clear as IoT took center stage at the Manufacturing Leadership...
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Future of IoT: 5 Questions with Technology Futurist Angela Orebaugh
- We sat down with technology futurist Angela Orebaugh recently to chat about emerging Internet of Things (IoT) trends. In 2011, Angela was named Booz Allen Hamilton’s first Cybersecurity Fellow, a position reserved for the firm’s most notable experts in their field. She is known for her work on National...
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Intel IoT Paves the Road for Auto Experience Design Innovation
- Imagine stepping into a car that recognizes your facial features and begins playing your favorite music. A pair of gloves that knows the history of your vehicle from the time of its inception as a lone chassis on the factory floor. A vehicle that detects the relevancy of upcoming road signs and displays them on...
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Smart Buildings: Intel IoT Platforms Open Doors to Innovation at IBCon
- Intel Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provided the building blocks for connected, smart buildings at the Intelligent Building Conference (IBCon) in San Antonio, Texas, last week. IBCon featured building management solutions based on open platforms like the Intel IoT Gateway, and IoT technologies that aim to provide a higher level of command, control, and communications...
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Intel Showcases Taiwanese Innovation in IoT at Computex 2015
- Intel Internet of Things (IoT) solutions reached new heights at Computex 2015. Intel showcased innovative Taiwanese IoT solutions for smart cities and industrial environments, announced new enhancements to the Intel IoT Gateway, and celebrated future expansion plans to accelerate IoT in Asia and around the world. “IoT is a...
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Intel IoT Ignites Taiwanese Economy at Computex 2015
- Taiwan is a land of collaborative-minded individuals who understand that true success isn’t necessarily about the lowest cost, it’s about the inspiring changes made possible when humans work together. This is particularly true during the birth of the new technology era known as the Internet of Things (IoT). Computex 2015 starts today, and Intel is...
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Fujitsu & Intel Collaborate on a New Era of IoT Platform Solutions
- Few things are as undeniable as the inherent forward momentum of human progress that is made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT). In Japan...
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INOX Communication Boosts the Shopping Experience with Intel IoT
- The rapid evolution of retail, from digital signage to virtual shopping, wouldn’t be possible without collaboration, optimism, and futuristic Internet of Things (IoT) envisioning. In this guest blog post, INOX Communication Founder and CEO Lats Kladny, reveals how envisioning the future of the retail environment led to innovative Intel...
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Intel IoT and Jaguar Land Rover Collaborate on Autospaces 2025
- The intersection of automotive technology and innovation merged on the Internet of Things (IoT) fast lane today with Autospaces 2025: Future Car Experiences, a symposium concluding an innovation-focused program sponsored by Intel and Jaguar Land Rover bringing together the Media Design Practices, Interaction Design and Transportation Design departments at Art Center College of Design. Today’s...
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The Power of Teamwork: Eurotech and Intel Simplify IoT for Developers
- If there’s anything we’ve learned over the years about the power of collaboration it is this: Get the right group of people in a room and anything is possible. In the case of the Internet of Things (IoT), that “anything” will evolve to 50 billion IoT-connected devices by the...
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Jabil and Intel Collaborate on Blue Sky Center for IoT Innovation
- The rapid growth of the Internet of Things wouldn’t be possible without innovative collaboration among ecosystem partners. In this guest blog post, Joanne Moretti, vice president of sales enablement & marketing, Jabil, shares some exciting news about the opening of the Jabil Blue Sky Center in San Jose, Calif....
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Intel IoT Guides Industrial Developers Forward at Hannover Messe 2015
- In today’s reality, the critical infrastructure of successful smart factories relies more on bits and bytes than nuts and bolts. To help accelerate the development of more intelligent...
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Intel Champions Internet of Things Collaborations at IDF Shenzhen
- The Year of the Goat, a symbol of good fortune, marks the celebration of global ecosystem collaboration to advance the Internet of Things. To encourage collaboration at an unprecedented level, Intel announced the opening of the first Intel IoT lab in China at IDF Shenzen, a major tradeshow this spring. Senior Vice President and General...
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Intel IoT Unlocks Doors to Robust Building Management Systems
- Buying a car today is a lot of work, especially with so many new electronics options to learn about and consider. It’s stressful knowing that after driving off the lot, you’re stuck with what you bought with almost no chance to get options you later wish you had included. It’s similar for property owners who...
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A New Approach to IoT Payments, Courtesy of Intel and Ingenico
- From solving critical security and manageability issues, to addressing connectivity concerns for payment processing, Intel Internet of Things brought...
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5 Solutions Showing Off Intel IoT Gateway and Ecosystem Collaboration
- Internet of Things solutions are all about connections that transform business and change lives — from predictive maintenance and operational efficiencies to personalized healthcare and beyond. When you consider that more than 85 percent of today’s legacy systems are unconnected, you’re reminded of perhaps the greatest IoT challenge: integrating the newest technology with existing infrastructure...
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How Merging Business Models Leads to a More Robust IoT
- The new Apple Watch is getting a lot of attention from consumers wanting to know what it can do. Today, you can send a tap, a sketch, or even your heartbeat — and everyone expects the number of cloud-based apps to grow, much like the iPhone. Welcome to the consumer Internet of Things (IoT), connecting to...
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Tackling Information Overload in Industrial IoT Environments
- Feeling inundated by too much industrial IoT data? Well, you’re not alone. According to an Economist Intelligence Unit report, most manufacturers are experiencing information overload due to the increasing volume of data generated by automated processes. Senior factory executives in the United States and Europe were interviewed, and of those, 86 percent reported major increases...
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Intel Internet of Things Retail Solutions Power Secure Payments
- One thing is clear as Intel Internet of Things retail solutions begin to take shape: consumers are quickly embracing the opportunity to compare products in real-time, as well as responding favorably to more convenient payment options being made available to them. In this guest blog post, Mario Carrillo, senior manager of payment technologies for Panasonic, shares...
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Intel Delivers on the Promise of IoT at Embedded World 2015
- From smart buildings to retail, Intel Internet of Things solutions brought app-ready IoT platforms to key vertical markets at the Embedded World 2015 Conference in Nuremberg, Germany, last week. At this year’s event, Intel demonstrated first-hand how developers can quickly step on a path to IoT. From compelling tech talks to popular booth demos, Intel...
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Seven IoT Solution Blueprints That Get to the Heart of Innovation
- How are you making your mark this year? Some of you are probably digging into a fascinating smart building project or collaborating on a new solution to increase factory efficiencies. Or maybe you’re focused on improving customer experiences in retail, or looking for new ways to use big data and IoT technologies to solve important...
read more- Green Building: Intel IoT Sustainable Building Conference Connects Design Students to Industry Leaders
- When it comes to sustainable building, time is of the essence. With the rapid growth of the IoT, and the rapid impacts of climate change, there is a great urgency for industry leaders to initiate an open dialogue on best practices, to network with future industry leaders of tomorrow, and to discuss ways to collaboratively...
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Road to Safety: How the IoT is Driving Transportation Down a Safer Path
- Wherever you live, and whatever you do for a living, you’re almost constantly connecting with the world of transportation, which is one of the reasons so many of us are fascinated by Internet of Things (IoT) innovations in this diverse field. From driving your kids to school to buying groceries to receiving your monthly shipment...
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DistribuTECH 2015: Intel IoT Energy Solution Brings Intelligence to Critical Secondary Substations
- At this week’s DistribuTECH 2015 conference, we’re demoing the Intel Intelligent Substation Solution featuring Intel® Pico Canyon software, which introduces data intelligence to secondary substations. Pico Canyon provides a straight-forward solution for energy utilities that are responding to significant and rapid changes in the way our electricity is being generated. A Shifting Energy Landscape...
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Shopper at the Center: Get Ready for a Radical Transformation in Retail
- Imagine entering a retail store that responds to your individual needs, creating a truly personalized shopping experience. With interactive shelves that offer products based on your previous purchasing patterns—saving you time and endless searching—or digital signage that surrounds you with a 3D virtual experience and allows you to experience products in a variety of lighting...
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Intel IoT Wows Retailers with the “Ultimate Store Experience” at NRF15
- Attendees at the National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Conference in New York this month saw first-hand how Intel has become a world leader in delivering a personalized retail experience based on Internet of Things solutions. From the popular MemoryMirror* digital mirror now featured in select Neiman Marcus stores, to an interactive multimedia display created for...
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Smart Building Manufacturers Demo Latest IoT Solutions at AHR Expo
- This week is the start of the 2015 AHR Expo in Chicago, the world’s largest HVACR (heating, venting, air conditioning, and refrigeration) conference that connects industry peers and showcases the latest in HVACR tech and equipment trends. In this guest blog post, Christine Boles, Director of Smart Building Solutions in Intel’s Smart Home and Building...
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Teamwork, IOT Technology Lead to Real-World Smart Building Success
- With approximately 47,000 buildings in Manhattan alone, it’s easy to contemplate how smart building solutions—a combination of elements including Building Management Systems (BMS), sensors, control systems, and big data that improves productivity and efficiency in large properties—can create huge value in New York City and cities across the world. A recent “first article deployment” by...
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New IoT Study Explores Security Solutions for ADAS
- According to the Brookings Institute, 90 percent of Americans drive to work, a statistic that helps me understand why I seem to be stuck in traffic all the time. The numbers might be slightly lower globally, but it’s safe to say that driving is a very popular mode of transportation. Perhaps that’s why the promise...
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The Next Retail Transformation: Mobility and the Internet of Things
- Internet of Things technology implementations in the retail environment may be one of the most exciting and personally resonant for many people. In his intriguing guest blog post below, Cory McElroy, Director, Product Management and Marketing, Retail Solutions Global Business Unit, HP, examines the role of mobile technology in-store and how mobile and traditional fixed...
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Future Shop: How Technology is Changing the Store
- What’s on the horizon for the future store, and the future shopper? As the digital retail landscape takes shape, retailers are recognizing the rewards of harnessing vast amounts of data to find patterns in shopping behavior and deliver the most personalized shopping experience possible. In this guest blog post, Jon Bird of Y&R Labstore offers...
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Intel IoT-Connected Demos, Fireside Chats, Innovations Led Way at CES
- Attendees at CES this year witnessed how Intel has become a world leader in delivering Internet of Things innovations that push the boundaries of how humans interact with the world around them. From 3D computing, drones and cute-as-a-button wearables, to IoT-connected Jaguars and child safety seats that ensure no child is left behind, Intel’s IoT...
read moreThe Future Shopper: Intel IoT Shifts the Retail Landscape
- Internet of Things technology solutions can help brands connect with customers in new and amazing ways. Not surprisingly, customers are beginning to expect rich and compelling experiences at retail. In his guest blog post, James Sorenson, Senior Vice President, Kantar Retail, WPP, explores some of the great IoT-based opportunities in retail, and provides a formula...
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Mobile Line Buster Takes IoT to the Restaurant Drive-Through
- There’s a good chance that until now, when you thought about the Internet of Things, you didn’t immediately think “hot dogs,” but after reading the guest blog post below, you might. Mohamed Eloraby, Director of IT Restaurant Systems, Galardi Group, describes the mobile solution built on Intel® architecture that his group created for Wienerschnitzel, the...
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Transform Customer Engagement with Mobile Point of Sale
- How can store mobility help retailers keep up with today’s empowered shoppers? In this blog, Dell’s Mike Adams shares the success strategies he’s learned from his work with leading retailers—and his own experiences as a retailer and entrepreneur. He also gives us a look at Dell’s latest innovations for store mobility. ~ David McKinney [caption...
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Year in Review: Top 10 Intel IoT Blog Posts on the Internet of Things
- Each week, the Intel IoT blog brings you Internet of Things stories and news that inspire, create excitement, and share best practices. Today, we’re highlighting 10 “can’t miss” blog posts from 2014—whether you’re reading them again or catching them for the first time, we hope you enjoy the wide range of topics and insights that defined the...
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New Intel Internet of Things Platform Connects the Unconnected
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is at the heart of a powerful technology revolution. Thanks to the recently announced Intel® IoT Platform, the act of connecting devices and systems to each other so that they can share data has suddenly come within reach. Soon, we will begin seeing a flood of new products, services, and...
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Intel Design School Network Bridges the Gap Between Technology and Interaction Design Education
- The intersection between technology and design is fascinating and full of promise, with innovators from each discipline bringing unique approaches to creating tomorrow’s solutions. In the blog post below, John Somoza, Higher Education Program Manager, Intel Higher Education Office, explores the Interaction Design Program, in which design students around the world have the opportunity to...
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IoT Insights Event Announces New Intel Internet of Things Portfolio
- Today is truly a day to celebrate a new and more connected way forward. We’re in downtown San Francisco hosting IoT Insights 2014, a day of all things IoT, featuring key IoT leaders from across Intel, along with industry partners, all of whom are discussing the latest strategy, products, and deployments that will provide the...
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- In this second of two Q &A blog posts (read part one here), Dean Miles, Senior VP, Automotive, Symphony Teleca, and Elliot Garbus, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Transportation Solutions Division, continue the conversation about collaboratively developing the connected car—including what solutions are available, and the building blocks necessary to get there. Symphony Teleca...
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- Big data analytics and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies are the substantive foundation that enables advanced levels of smart manufacturing performance. That’s why Dell and Intel are working hard to drive a data revolution in smart manufacturing that will yield new productivity and efficiency gains. In our newest IoT Solution Blueprint, we’ve made it easier than...
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Symphony Teleca and Intel: Making the Connected Car a Reality, Part 1
- To create tomorrow's connected car, we must collaboratively develop integrated systems to achieve a successful balance of safety, quality, and complexity. High performance computing from Intel and experienced software integration services from Symphony Teleca Corporation—the world's first services company dedicated to exclusively to helping clients manage the global convergence of software, the cloud, and connected...
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IoT Smart Building—Automation System Success: IoT Solution Blueprint & Webinar
- Buildings have a lot of moving parts, so if managers can affordably monitor multiple building systems and properties at once—and optimize and fine-tune building performance to save money, be more environmentally responsible, and improve tenants’ comfort—the potential rewards are huge. However, the vast majority of small- to medium-sized buildings are not equipped with building automation...
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Dunkin’ Donuts, Marks and Spencer, Connect to Intel Internet of Things for Retail
- Whether you’re buying a new shirt or a dozen glazed donuts and a Box ‘O Joe*, your experience at two major retailers will be dramatically different than it was even a few years ago, thanks to modern retail solutions powered by Intel® architecture and the Internet of Things for retail. These two recent implementations exemplify...
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- My colleague Ignacio Alvarez, Research Scientist, Systems Prototyping & Infrastructure, Intel Labs, works closely with software and hardware engineers, user experience researchers, and designers to prototype concepts in the field of intelligent transportation. In his blog post below, Ignacio writes about his recent participation at AutomotiveUI 2014, a prestigious venue that links academia and industry...
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Protecting Consumer Information: NCR and Intel Team Up for a New Approach
- One of the most relevant—and challenging—aspects of using technology in the retail and financial services space is how to ensure the protection of personal data on open platforms. In the guest blog post below, Chris Lybeer, Vice President of Strategic Development, and Erick Kobres, Director of Applied Innovation, both of NCR Corporation, discuss an innovative...
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Scaling the Internet of Things at GE Software Mind + Machines 2014
- We know the Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly growing new market, but we have also learned that the IoT is complicated to deploy and scalability will be crucial to the industry’s success. Fortunately, Intel has an extensive history in helping deliver scalable solutions. We have been a key technology provider for other business transformations...
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- The mass market for self-driving vehicles hasn’t yet arrived. But as automakers continue to integrate in-vehicle infotainment (IVI), and race down the path toward autonomous driving, there is no doubt that automotive cockpits are becoming increasingly defined by software. Data collectedfrom hundreds or even thousands of onboard sensors and embedded control units in a car—about...
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New Smart Energy Program Helps Maximize Profit and Efficiency
- The need for smart energy management has never been more urgent: 66% of the world’s energy is consumed by cities, and by 2025, 37 cities worldwide will have a population of more than 10 million people! Energy companies have been using smart meters for years, but now, thanks to new Internet of Things (IoT) technologies,...
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Quick Q & A: Safer Highways, Smarter Cities, and Fewer Traffic Jams
- It's fascinating to think about how innovations in transportation, including the trend toward Internet of Things implementations, can enhance the quality of life for people across the globe. Indeed, technology can help us address significant challenges around really important aspects of our communities, including managing cities, reducing traffic jams, ensuring safety, improving efficiency in manufacturing,...
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IoT and Big Data Analytics Pilot Bring Big Cost Savings to Intel Manufacturing
- As billions of new and legacy devices become connected in the Internet of Things (IoT), manufacturers need solutions that make sense of disparate data sources and deliver a holistic picture of factory health to solve key challenges and generate new revenue streams. In his blog post below, Robin Martin, VP Technology and Manufacturing Group, GM...
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Manufacturing Change: IoT and the Power of Data
- For people who are passionate about the Internet of Things—and for those who are just starting to catch the excitement, too—September started off especially strong, with great IoT buzz, demos, technical sessions, and collaborations at the Intel Developer Forum. (Want to see the highlights? Watch this video.) I spend a lot of my time focusing...
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What Do Intel and Panama Have in Common?
- The Intel® Gateway Solutions for IoT were announced back in April and, since then, we’ve talked a lot about why gateways are critical to the Internet of Things. However, there is still a little blurriness around what a gateway is and does. Think of an IoT gateway as you would any other gateway out there—the...
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Top 10 Cool Things Powered by the Intel IoT
- There’s no doubt about it: the Internet of Things (IoT) is influencing and changing the way the world works—from new opportunities to collect and analyze big data in industrial settings to advances in autonomous vehicles and everything in between. If you’re a follower of this blog, you’ve read about how Intel and our collaborators have...
read moreWorking Together to Create Flexible, Market-Ready IoT Solutions
- At this week’s 2014 Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, Internet of Things (IoT) industry leaders were on hand to share how they are working with Intel to create solutions that give developers the flexibility they need to help drive market adoption. For those of you who couldn’t attend, here are some highlights: AT&T* is...
read moreThe Promising Role of IoT and Big Data in Parkinson’s Research
- One of the most promising elements of the Internet of Things, big data, and analytics is how the combination of technology and human effort can help positively affect health and well being. In the post below, my colleague Krystal Temple describes how Intel and the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research are working toward...
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Success Stories: Optimizing the Smart Factory by Consolidating Industrial Systems
- I often write about the Internet of Things in the manufacturing and industrial space, but I especially enjoy sharing implementations of technology solutions in these arenas. In each of the three examples below, system consolidation is a key contributing factor to optimizing the smart factory. As automation continues to grow in the smart factory, companies...
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- Here’s something that might surprise you: Many people assume that the connectivity challenges for the Internet of Things have already been solved. In fact, many obstacles remain, which is why Intel has teamed with Samsung, Atmel, Broadcom, Dell, and Wind River to establish the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC), a group focused on ensuring that the...
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Securing IoT in Industry: Air, Clouds, and Factories = Transformation
- As Internet of Things implementations continue to move into the industrial and manufacturing arena, it’s now more necessary than ever to understand and solve security challenges. In her guest post below, Lorie Wigle, Vice President, General Manager IOT Security Solutions, McAfee, a Division of Intel Security, explores several excellent solutions. ~ Terri Blake _______ Intel...
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IDF14 Preview: Tips for Internet of Things Insiders
- Most people who follow this blog are busy building the future, whether it be improving factory systems or adding intelligence to legacy devices. For you, the Internet of Things isn’t just a concept, it’s a reality. While you’ve been burning the midnight oil, Intel has been gearing up for this year’s Internet Developer Forum. IDF14...
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IoT Makes Signage, Cars, Factories, and Buildings Smarter: “Mash-Up” Blog Post #2
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is allowing everyone to dream bigger. While we are standing on the brink of some truly amazing technologies, such as self-driving cars, others are already a reality, including intelligent signage, smart factories, and smart buildings. Each week, the IoT@Intel Blog brings you IoT stories and news that inspire, create excitement,...
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Expanding IoT Reach with Intel® Architecture: It’s all About Scalability
- It’s not an exaggeration to say that if you walk into almost any scientific or engineering R&D lab, you’re likely to find National Instruments (NI) equipment. For years, engineers and scientists have been relying on tools from NI that accelerate productivity, innovation, and discovery—from daily engineering challenges to the biggest, toughest, and most exciting projects...
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Optimizing the Smart Factory with IoT and Big Data: Part 2 [Video]
- In the competitive industrial and manufacturing arena, the strongest and smartest companies are seeking intelligent ways to collect, analyze, and make decisions about big data by implementing scalable Internet of Things solutions. In collaboration with National Instruments, Intel engineers are helping industrial customers place real intelligence at the point of their data—that is, at the...
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- When you connect a building to the Internet of Things (IoT), what you get is so much greater than the sum of its parts. By retrofitting an office with connected sensors that integrate greater compute capabilities, with intelligent gateways that gather and filter data, then utilizing big data analytics to extract value from that data,...
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Predictive Maintenance and Adaptive Analytics Raise IoT Value
- One of the most intriguing aspects about the Internet of Things (IoT) is that it can positively impact such a wide range of markets, including industrial, energy, health care, and others. In his thoughtful and rich blog post below, guest blogger Alexander Damisch, Senior Director, IoT Solutions, Wind River, explores how the predictive maintenance and...
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Self-Driving Cars, IoT, and the Top ADAS Requirements
- It’s easy to imagine what people will do when their cars take care of all the driving: check email, help a child finish their homework, spread cream cheese on a bagel, all without causing an accident. But before that dream becomes a reality, technologists and automakers will need to collaborate on key innovation challenges, from...
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- Major security breaches make big headlines, and systems security is becoming increasingly important every day in the Internet of Things. I’m pleased to welcome Jeff Marek, Director of Engineering, Application-Ready Platforms at Intel, who has spent the better part of the last 20 years creating business and technology solutions that work in the real world—check...
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Optimizing the Smart Factory with IoT and Big Data: Part 1
- When people think of the Internet of Things, they often focus just on the “things,” but it’s also about the communications infrastructure and the datacenter, and both are essential aspects to creating innovative IoT solutions that can affect significant change. That’s why Intel and our customers are on the front lines of this big data...
read moreThe Internet of Things: Work Smarter, Get to Market Quicker—Part 2 [Video]
- Most engineers like to create things from scratch, but when you're preparing to implement virtualization technology on platforms in a manufacturing setting, it’s helpful to begin the process with a leg up. Fortunately, developers looking to reduce costs and shorten the development time of virtualized, real-time industrial systems can do so with the new Intel®...
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Get There Faster: IoT and ECU Consolidation Drive Auto Innovation
- Cars today have more computing capabilities than ever before, using dozens of interconnected electronic control units (ECUs) for enhanced vehicle management, premium entertainment, and remote telematics. ECUs provide outstanding results for consumers, but can negatively impact both space and energy efficiency. In the guest blog post below, Georg Doll, Vice President, Automotive Solutions, Wind River,...
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Smart Cities, Self-Driving Cars and Smart Factories: The Internet of Things “Mash-Up” Post
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is fostering thousands of clean tech jobs, advanced driver assistance systems, and next-gen smart manufacturing, and Intel is helping engineers deliver innovative solutions that will lead to a better quality of life now and for years to come. Each week, the IoT@Intel Blog brings you IoT stories and news that...
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Manage Digital Signage from Anywhere with Intel® RCM
- In the new era of digital signage made possible by the Internet of Things, brands and retailers are striving to create, implement, and efficiently manage engaging and consistent experiences for their customers. As part of Intel’s continuing innovation in this arena, we recently announced updates to Intel® Retail Client Manager (RCM), which integrates three major...
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Mobii Takes the Internet of Things on the Road for Easier, Safer Driving
- As the car becomes a more connected device in the Internet of Things, it will use the flow of data — both inside the car and in the world around it — to collaborate with drivers and car owners in new and exciting ways. Mobii, aka Mobile Interior Imaging, is a research collaboration between Intel...
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The Internet of Things: Work Smarter, Get to Market Quicker—Part 1 [Video]
- The manufacturing industry is evolving quickly, and it’s always an eye-opening experience to learn firsthand from experts what’s happening on the factory floor. As in many sectors, the Internet of Things (IoT) is providing factories with a wide range of optimization and business transformation opportunities. I recently had the chance to connect with two experts...
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Top Tech Tips for Retail
- Whether you love to shop or simply tolerate it, there’s no question that this is the age of the empowered consumer. Thanks to technology, we have volumes of information at our fingertips about products and companies, including specs, reviews, and insights that can greatly influence our purchase decisions. Not surprisingly, retailers are eager to implement...
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Smart City Technology Improves Quality of Life
- Imagine we are sitting at a café in a large, cosmopolitan city, and I ask you to list at least five reasons people like living in cities. You could probably tell me your list in less than a minute. Not surprisingly, it is equally easy to list the many challenges of urban living, and that...
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The Pathway to Self-Driving Cars
- Years ago, you’d need to buy a relatively expensive car to enjoy the convenience and fuel savings of cruise control. Today, it is standard on a wide range of vehicles, including many economy cars. Moreover, some high-end cars are equipped with much more advanced systems, including adaptive cruise control that uses radar to monitor traffic...
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Building on Something Great with the Internet of Things
- A really enjoyable thing about my job at Intel is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) with people who share my passion for the topic. That’s why I was thrilled to be a presenter at the recent Internet of Things North America trade fair in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was focused on all the...
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From Intel® In-Vehicle Solutions to Self-Driving Cars
- We know that today’s consumers expect their connected digital lifestyles to extend into the car and their inside and outside worlds to be aligned, an expectation both heightened and accelerated by the Internet of Things (IoT). But consumers are also demanding more advanced driving technologies to enhance safety and convenience. Intel is working closely with...
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Advanced Driving Data Presents Compute Challenges
- Every day I am fascinated by where the Internet of Things is taking us—from making large-scale manufacturing operations more efficient, to the wristbands that track calories burned throughout the day. Our ability to securely capture, process, and analyze real-time data is transforming our lives. The next big frontier? The car. These mechanical devices are rapidly...
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Smart Factory and the Internet of Things Opportunity
- The opportunity for U.S. manufacturers to take advantage of the Internet of Things is incredible. According to McKinsey1, by 2025, 80 to 100% of manufacturing could be using IoT applications, leading to a potential economic impact of up to $2.3T per year. And as Moore’s Law continues to drive advanced technology into smaller processors, manufacturers...
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- Intel and Cisco are part of a new ecosystem innovating across a broad spectrum of solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT). Yesterday, we welcomed Roberto De La Mora, senior director, Cisco IoT Solutions Marketing to the IoT@Intel Blog to share his thoughts on the IoT ecosystem and the relationship between our companies. Today, Doug...
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Cisco Guest Post: The Internet of Things (IoT) Ecosystem
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is a massive market opportunity that requires industry leadership and collaboration to drive innovation across the IoT spectrum—from edge devices to the datacenter. We are very pleased to welcome Roberto De La Mora, Senior Director, Cisco IoT Solutions Marketing to the IoT@Intel Blog to discuss what to expect from Cisco Live...
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IoT North America: Embracing the Internet of Things Today
- The Internet of Things is a big deal! It offers businesses the opportunity to develop new services, improve real-time decision making, solve critical problems, and develop new end-user experiences. IoT is driving a world of increasingly connected devices, seamless connectivity from sensors to the data center, cloud economics for computing and data, and the acceleration...
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Transforming Manufacturing with the Internet of Things
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is having a transformative effect on almost every aspect of our industrialized economy, and the manufacturing sector is a prime beneficiary. A few weeks back I attended the Control System Integrators Association Executive Conference (CSIA), an event that seeks to advance business practices of control system integration. The CSIA members...
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Automotive Innovation – Skip the Open vs Closed Debate
- In the Internet of Things, the car is more than just a “thing” and is becoming more like a “system of systems” that can securely aggregate, filter and share data to the cloud. As this happens, the focus of the automotive industry is rapidly turning to computing hardware and software. The pace of change—coupled with...
read moreThe Internet of Things: Making a More Advanced Driving Experience
- There are two principal influences inspiring the next generation of automotive innovation: safety and convenience. These two influences have helped advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) begin to eclipse In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) as the main market focus. Consumers are demanding both safety and convenience benefits in their vehicles, and automakers are working hard to deliver. The...
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- Have you ever noticed how the millenials pick up new technology faster than the rest of us? From mobile devices to websites to apps, the learning curve around all things digital favors the young. While this is producing rapid cultural changes, there is universal consensus that Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education is a...
read moreShopping Evolution with the Internet of Things
- Shopping can take place anywhere. From watching television on your couch, to walking down the street, to conversing with friends at a local restaurant—shopping does not begin solely with a customer entering a store—those physical boundaries no longer exist. So how do we incorporate (and ideally enhance) the benefits of an online and increasingly mobile...
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Tear Up the Auto Agenda – Discoveries Come from Exploration
- When we first meet with advanced automotive design teams about their intelligent vehicle plans, they often assume the conversation will remain focused on platform speeds and feeds, CPU and GPU clock rates, and data latencies and throughput. This isn’t surprising as automakers are always interested in discussing the possibilities of maximizing compute performance in future...
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- We want the same anywhere/anytime access to apps in our car that we enjoy on our phones and mobile devices, from Google Maps to Twitter. What are some of the other sorts of apps drivers are most eager to see? Most anticipated car apps Apps will initially focus on assisting the driver. We want voice-activation...
read moreIoT: It’s here….now what do we do? Think Intelligent Gateways and Secure Data
- Our mission at Intel is to “create and extend computing technology to connect and enrich the lives of every person on earth.” One of the ways we’re fulfilling this mission is through the acceleration of the Internet of Things (IoT) with integrated, scalable, device-to-cloud solutions. We’re pleased to support Global IoT Day 2014 today and...
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- The car has been around for about 100 years, give or take. And during that time the process for developing the car has remained largely unchanged. And while that process has accommodated countless innovations over the years, it has run its course. As automakers integrate ever more sophisticated technology into the car, a new approach...
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- We live in a data-driven economy where capturing, analyzing, and utilizing data provides a significant business advantage. The Internet of Things (IoT) has generated a lot of excitement across the industrialized world for this reason, and new systems are rolling out each day designed with the IoT in mind. But what about the vast amounts...
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Intelligent Gateways: The Key to Unlocking Valuable IoT Data
- The business transformation opportunity for the Internet of Things (IoT) is substantial. McKinsey Global Institute reported that the number of connected machines has grown 300 percent over the past five years, thanks in large part to new IoT solutions that help companies make more efficient and productive use of their assets and processes against an estimated...
read moreDriving IoT Adoption Through Industry Collaboration
- Last October, I mentioned the Internet of Things offers a tremendous opportunity for businesses to truly transform themselves by realizing the potential of data that is sitting, untapped, in existing infrastructures. Connecting legacy devices to the cloud and enabling end-to-end analytics can accelerate that transformation, but a more open IoT middleware platform to enable scale,...
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Your Car: More Than Just a “Thing” In The Internet of Things
- With the expectation and availability of real-time data at an all-time high in our daily lives, options for utilizing this data continue to grow—further increasing our dependence on it. When we talk about cars, the in-vehicle experience has traditionally been an isolated one. But with exciting new advancements on the horizon, we will soon experience...
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The Future of Fitness in the Internet of Things
- Imagine an exercise bike that seamlessly connects to your smartphone to record your heart rate and performance, and measure your workouts over time. How about taking it a step further and automatically sharing your results on social media and competing with friends online. I’m not sure I would ever take it that far but I...
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Real-World Problems Solved with Intel IoT End-to-End Solutions
- By now, everyone has come to realize how important the Internet of Things is in our daily lives. We've been explaining connected devices, intelligent gateways, systems-of-systems and end-to-end analytics. It's a lot of information to differentiate and absorb! That's why when Divya Kolar, Vision Strategist for Intel Labs at Intel, came to me with an easy...
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- NRF 2014 in New York City is the biggest event of the year for Intel’s Retail Solutions Division. We welcome Jose Avalos, Director of Visual Retail at Intel, to share highlights from this year’s show and talk about providing infrastructure to the full range of today’s retail solutions. – Valerie Scarsellato, aka @Intel_Chick, Marketing Specialist,...
read moreWhy Security Matters in Connected Cars
- The conversation around vehicle security has taken on a whole new meaning in recent years. What used to be centered on power locks and alarm systems has now shifted markedly to data security. One can argue the value the data that the car can provide is worth more than the car itself. Recent attacks in...
read moreProtecting Consumer Privacy while Innovating in Retail
- In January, retail visionaries from all over the world came together in New York City at NRF 2014 to collaborate around the rapid innovation happening in the industry. The focus for Intel at “Retail’s BIG Show” was the broad diversity of retail environments – in-store, online, and on mobile – where solutions are available today...
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The Intel® Industrial System Consolidation Series: Part 2
- The much anticipated sequel to Debuting the Intel® Industrial System Consolidation Series: Part 1. See that post for more information about the System Consolidation Series and the benefits of virtualization in industrial settings. As anticipated, our introduction of the system consolidation series caused a lot of buzz at Embedded World 2014. In the Intel stand,...
read moreDebuting the Intel® Industrial System Consolidation Series: Part 1
- Industrial virtualization just got easier! Today at Embedded World 2014 in Germany, we’re excited to be introducing the Intel® Industrial Solutions System Consolidation Series. This product family offers the benefits of virtualization in the industrial environment to many more companies and developers by enabling a mix of real-time and non-real-time workloads on a single computing...
read moreIndustrial Applications for IoT at Embedded World 2014
- It’s that time of the year when the embedded community comes together for the biggest show of its kind at Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany. This is always a big showcase for Intel and I’m pleased to offer a behind the scenes look at the show~Jim Robinson, General Manager, Segments and Broad Market Division, Internet...
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- Car manufacturers have long-since mastered the technologies of bending metal and creating things that spin with lots of horsepower and torque. But what’s next? In-vehicle innovation going forward is going to center around keeping drivers safer and making them more efficient. I believe that advanced driving technologies—such as advanced driver assist systems and self-driving capabilities—are...
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- When it comes to automotive safety, I embrace all ideas that can lead us to a safer driving experience. NHTSA Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Announcement That’s why I viewed last week’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will begin taking steps to enable vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology...
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- In case you missed the first and second segments of this series, we captured a great conversation with executives from Intel, McAfee, and Wind River, who are on the leading edge of IoT solutions development. In this final segment, Tom Moore, WW VP of Embedded Sales at McAfee, discusses the exciting possibilities for IoT to...
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How the Internet of Things Helps Make Everything Smart
- The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key component to enabling Intel to answer the question, “How do we make everything smart?” The answer was a central theme in Intel CEO Brian Krzanich’s keynote at CES 2014 and Fireside Chat, “Internet of Onesies, Bottle Warmers, and Coffee.” Throughout CES, Intel asserted that we’re on the...
read moreMaking IoT Real With the Intel Product Roadmap
- In case you missed the first segment of this series, I had a great conversation with executives from McAfee, and Wind River about Intelligent Gateways. We’re continuing the conversation in this segment and discussing the inter-product roadmap and setting the foundation for IoT development. The Internet of Things (IoT) is no longer an “idea,” it’s...
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- We’ve been talking a lot about the Internet of Things (IoT) and the opportunities it brings to almost every industry. But how do businesses start making IoT a reality today? We captured a great conversation recently with executives from Intel, McAfee, and Wind River who are on the leading edge of IoT solutions development. In...
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- What will the Connected Store experience be like in 10 or 15 years? If you’ve had a chance to visit our booth #2738 at NRF, then you’ve seen some of the seamless experiences customers can expect and some of the powerful possibilities that retailers and consumers have to look forward to. As for the Connected...
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Must See Connected Store Experiences at NRF 2014!
- Along with everything else, stores have been “connected” to the Internet for a long time now. But in 2014, the connected store means so much more. This year, Intel is personalizing shopping with the Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data through retail technologies that blend physical and online shopping across devices. I’m excited to...
read moreWhat the Internet of Things Means for Transactional Retail
- 2014 will kick off with an invigorating start for the retail world with the 103rd Annual National Retail Foundation (NRF) show in New York City. At this year’s conference, we expect to see a lot of excitement around solutions that will bring the Internet of Things (IoT) into the retail marketplace. IoT is going to...
read more3 Predictions: Cloud Computing’s Impact On Your Car
- When it comes to buying a car, the days of kicking the tires or looking under the hood are gone. The in-vehicle experience is center stage, it’s time to look forward, and inside, to see how cloud computing will change the way you drive. Intel is partnering with the automotive industry and applying its technology...
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Internet of Things: Transforming Consumer Culture and Business
- Intelligent devices and systems are woven into the fabric of our daily lives in the worlds of retail, healthcare, automotive, and more. This year, the Internet of Things (IoT) will become increasingly apparent to people worldwide, as well as provide opportunities for businesses in many industries, and Intel is excited to highlight a number of...
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- In the time it takes an automaker to design and produce a car, a consumer electronics company has most likely introduced several generations of its technology. How can the two match up and serve the consumer? To find out, we caught up with two experts from Intel Labs who focus on the automotive sector, Tim...
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- The cars of the future are being developed today with capabilities and experiences that inform, connect, entertain and assist the driver and passengers like never before. To find out more about intelligent vehicles of the future, we caught up with two experts from Intel Labs who focus on the automotive sector: Tim Plowman, the embedded...
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- The Internet of Things (IoT) is helping companies develop new services, enhance productivity and efficiency, and solve critical problems. This is especially true for industrial automation, where Internet-enabled machines are manufacturing better quality, and more customized products faster. IoT is enabling machines and automation systems to securely connect to each other, to the enterprise, and to the...
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- We see them on the road every day: drivers who are talking on their phones, texting, eating, shaving, and even changing outfits. These drivers are partly the inspiration for some of the safety technology that is coming into vehicles. It’s a pretty safe assumption that these types of behaviors behind the wheel will not change...
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- Rooted in science fiction and taking hold in science fact, there has always been a fascination in the tech industry around robots. What’s exciting today is that the Internet of Things is adding a new layer to robotics through low-power, compute and connectivity. From wearable safety devices in baby clothes to industrial automation and preventative...
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- Streamlining predictive maintenance, improving production levels, and reducing waste and costs are constant challenges on factory floors everywhere. Intel factory floors are no exception. One of our most impactful weapons to combat these challenges is with end-to-end data analytics. We recently ran a proof of concept (PoC) of our intelligent gateway solutions at our CPU...
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- A critical component for making the Internet of Things real are intelligent devices connected to each other and the cloud that share data and allow for end-to-end analytics. An ever increasing number of these devices are being connected wirelessly putting a significant strain on mobile networks that affects quality of service and the user experience....
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- Automakers put a lot of time and effort into delivering a reliable driving experience. They’re making tradeoffs in time-to-market to deliver the innovation and level of quality that we’ve come to expect, especially in the area of in-vehicle computing, given that it’s a computing experience that is critical to the driving and purchasing decision. There’s...
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- In a world where a growing number of objects are connecting to the Internet of Things (IoT), it’s hardly a surprise that the automotive industry is buzzing about the “connected, intelligent vehicle.” The car is the next big device and technology for the vehicle currently falls into two broad categories: Tools for vehicle safety, or...
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- Intel has been busy talking about the Internet of Things recently at events in San Francisco, Barcelona, London, and this week in Taipei. The story around IoT is a big one that requires many voices and an ongoing dialogue to more fully understand what the Internet of Things really means. This week we welcome two...
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- This in an important week in the world of industrial computing with the China International Industry Fair (CIIF) taking place November 5 – 9, in Shanghai. To give you an idea about how important, China’s first-ever moon rover is making its debut at the show before flying to the moon aboard the Chang’e-3 lunar probe...
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- The demos inside the Intelligent Systems Zone at IDF 2013 this year were truly impressive! If you missed the show, check out below some of the key highlights that showcase compelling examples of intelligent systems technology enabling the Internet of Things in to a reality. Experience the demos and the technologies via the videos from...
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A New Era of Integrated Computing: Intel’s Approach to IoT
- A cadre of Intel executives has the good fortune to be in the beautiful city of Barcelona this week for the inaugural Internet of Things World Forum hosted by Cisco! The momentum of the Internet of Things (IoT) across the industry is palpable as companies develop their core value propositions and align on areas of...
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- During the course of any given week I will speak with a number of developers who are interested in creating innovative software apps for the burgeoning automotive market. Mostly, they share that they are looking for a robust development platform. Ideally, the platform they are looking for would offer: a starter kit with a bunch...
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- In any country, the electric grid is something that affects all of us, so it’s especially exciting to be able to report on Internet of Things (IoT) advances in this area. During Intel’s IoT press event we announced that Westfalen Weser Energie, a large power and gas distribution grid operator in Germany, is developing and...
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Intel’s Vision for the Internet of Things
- There now exists an opportunity for business transformation previously unseen in the embedded marketplace. Intel recently made some significant announcements and communicated our vision for the Internet of Things (IoT) with solutions to help accelerate development and deployment of intelligent devices, creating systems of systems by connecting legacy devices to the cloud, and enabling end-to-end...
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Transforming Business in the Internet of Things
- Kumar Balasubramanian, GM of Intelligent Solutions Division at Intel discusses new versions of the Intel® Quark SoC X1000 product family, along with the Intel® Atom™ processor E3800 product family, and a new family of Intel-based intelligent gateway solutions featuring integrated software from McAfee and Wind River. Check it out below! ~Valerie Scarsellato, Marketing Specialist Today represents...
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A Practical Approach to the Internet of Things
- The market opportunities around the Internet of Things (IoT) are substantial for Intel, McAfee, and Wind River, along with their ecosystem and the industry at large. But in a practical sense, how should businesses approach IoT? How can they start optimizing their processes and how do they ensure security? I recently caught up with a couple of...
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- Session Presentation Slides Available Here: Enabling the Smart Connected World What’s up Everyone?! Are you ready for IDF 2013?! In the effort to bring forth some of the top technology experts from behind the scenes at Intel, I’m pleased to share this post with you from Peter Barry, Principal Engineer in the Architecture Division of the...
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Fine-tuning Your AIM: Personalizing Content through Intelligent Systems
- We’re back again! As you know, IDF this year was buzzing about how the Internet of Things (IoT) is all around us and how compute is reaching into more and more aspects of our daily lives. A great example of this is in Retail, where stores are adopting innovative and powerful new technologies like the...
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IDF 2013 a Key Milestone for the Internet of Things
- As is always the case, IDF 2013 in San Francisco last week was a very busy, fun, and important event for the technology industry. It was personally very exciting for me to attend the top-notch keynotes this year and hear the groundbreaking news. Intel announced a new Quark SoCs processor family that extends our reach...
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Start Taking Advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT) TODAY
- IDF 2013 is around the corner and as you can imagine, we’re busy preparing to welcome the world to San Francisco for our global technology showcase. During the past twelve months since the last IDF, there’s been a marked acceleration in interest and investment around the Internet of Things (IoT). The transformation from discrete, isolated...
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- Connected technology is ushering in a new era of “Smart Cities”, which promises to improve the quality of life for billions of people around the world. Smart cities — which are using technology to make urban areas safer, more efficient, and more livable — represent the transformative power of the Internet of Things. Now, as...
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Driving Readmissions Down and Care Value Up
- Hospital admissions are costly enough without the added burden of readmission. This readmission cycle is costly not only to the patient, but also to hospitals themselves. According to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation, total Medicare penalties assessed on hospitals for readmissions was $528 million in 20171 With the Affordable Care Act mandating these penalties...
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Taking Remote Care to the Next Level
- The science is there: Remote care can drop post-discharge chronic heart failure deaths by up to 50 . And it can cut U.S. employer healthcare costs by as much as $6 billion annually2. Offering substantial improvements in patient care and extensive cost savings, remote care delivery should already be ubiquitous. But it’s not. While remote...
read more- Three Ways to Set the Stage for Incredible Connected Experiences in the Smart Home
- In the connected home market, technology companies and service providers know that complacency leads to obsolescence. For consumers to put out the welcome mat for new products and services, they’re looking for something that not only meets their...
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A Foot in Each Canoe! Remote Care Can Help Health Systems Find Their Balance
- Providers are trying to navigate the troubled waters of healthcare with what Care Innovations COO Marcus Grindstaff memorably described as, “a foot in each canoe”. In one canoe rides the lion’s share of their patient population for whom care is paid for in the legacy ‘fee-for-service’ model. In the other new, and unpredictable, ‘value-based’ canoe,...
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