Aligned with government’s top priorities, Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) is attracting hundreds of millions of R&D funding in several recession-proof markets, according to a recent study by ON World. Including both public and private sources, WSN R&D spending will reach
Monthly Archives: January 2009
January 29, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Wireless Sensor Network R&D Investment to Top $1 Billion in 2012
January 28, 2009 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
SenSys 2009
The premier conference of the sensornet community, SenSys, is going back to California this year. Matt Welsh (Harvard) and Jie Liu (MSR) are the Program Co-chairs, where as David Culler (Berkeley) is the General Chair. SenSys 2009 will be at
January 28, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
WideNoise: noise sensor on an iPhone
WideNoise is the iPhone and iPod Touch application that samples decibel noise levels, and displays them on a worldwide interactive map With WideNoise you can monitor the noise levels around you, everywhere you go. You can also check the online
January 28, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
eKo Environmental System Enables Plant Disease Prediction
From Crossbow’s blog: Crossbow Technology’s eKo Wireless Crop Monitoring System now enables users of the breakthrough solution to quickly and easily predict disease conditions surrounding their crops to prevent potential outbreaks. Crossbow Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless sensor technology and inertial
January 27, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
New networks take nature’s pulse
The hand-sized yellow objects poking up among the lush canopies at Camalie Vineyards aren’t a new variety of monster grape. They’re electronic devices that can sense soil moisture. Viticulturist Mark Holler says these wireless sensors sprinkled throughout the leaves
January 27, 2009 by Antonio Ruzzelli | No comments
Lives tangled in growing net
What if everything you owned – from appliances to books – was connected to the internet? Don’t laugh, it’s already happening, writes Sean Dodson. Most people, if they bother to think about it at all, probably view the internet as
January 27, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | 2 Comments
Enabling ZigBee and 802.15.4 in PDA and mobile phones
The ZigBee/802.15.4 USB pen drive created by the Wireless Sensor Network Research Group and the Libelium team is currently being used as an access point to Wireless Sensor Networks when using PDA’s and mobile phones. If you PDA or mobile
January 26, 2009 by Muneeb Ali | No comments
IPSN 2009: Call for Posters and Demos
The call for posters and demos for IPSN 2009 is out. Submission deadline is Jan 30th. Continue reading the post for details.
January 26, 2009 by Claro Noda | 1 Comment
Top Technology Breakthroughs of 2008
Wired Magazine brought their countdown of what rocked our world in 2008. Edible Chips featured 9 in the list. Proteus, a Redwood City, California, company, has created tiny chips out of silicon grains that, once swallowed, activate in the stomach.
January 23, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Get Ready for Growth of the Smart Building Chips
Making buildings more energy-efficient has started to move into the national spotlight with President Obama’s green portion of the stimulus package. And it might be geeky, but wireless networks that will monitor energy consumption will play a significant role in efficient buildings.
