As some of our readers would remember, from one of our previous post, the TinyOS Technology Exchange came to Europe earlier this month –sponsored by CONET. The single day meeting celebrated in Cork, Ireland was jam-packed with interesting presentations. All
Monthly Archives: February 2009
February 27, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
From the On the Internet of Things blog: The 2008 Beijing Olympics were an incredible showcase for Internet technology. The event was 100% IPv6, included embedded IPv6 cameras, building automation systems, taxi monitoring and mobile devices for staff – the
February 26, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | 1 Comment
Cellphones for Science
From IEEE Spectrum: Being at the right place with a camera phone can make anyone an amateur reporter nowadays. How about turning cellphone users into amateur scientists? Cellphones can take pictures, record sounds, reveal location, and even measure temperature and
February 25, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
How a bit of dust can cut pollution
TRAFFIC experts in the North East are working on a gem of an idea to help people dodge air pollution hotspots. The Transport Operations Research Group (Torg) at Newcastle University has developed “smart dust” technology which involves using tiny wireless
February 20, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Micropelt Introduces World’s First Thermoharvester-Driven Wireless Sensor Node
Micropelt GmbH, Freiburg, Germany-based specialist in thin film thermoelectrics, announces immediate commercial availability of the world’s first thermo-powered wireless sensor system, the TE-Power NODE. Micropelt’s built-in chip thermogenerator takes a few degrees of temperature differential and harvests that thermal energy
February 19, 2009 by Antonio Ruzzelli | 1 Comment
A new blog on the Internet of Things
The “On the Internet of Things” blog is to keep people informed on what is happening in Internet of Things standardization, technology and business from an insider’s view. I have the pleasure of watching a technical and business revolution in
February 19, 2009 by Antonio Ruzzelli | 1 Comment
Redpine Signals Launches SenSiFi(TM), An Ultra Low-Power 802.11n (Wi-Fi(R)) Wireless Sensor Module
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ — A new wireless sensor module that provides all the control and wireless functionality required to build and deploy wireless sensor nodes is now available from Redpine Signals, Inc. The SenSiFi(TM) module, designated as
February 18, 2009 by Claro Noda | No comments
Dead Reckoning for Fun
As is becoming a tradition, there will be an Extreme Sensing Competition at the IPSN ’09 Conference on April 13, in San Francisco, CA, USA. In this opportunity the goal is to dead reckon on persons in a 10m x
February 17, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
Using sensors to help elderly people stay safe in their homes
From the intro to a front-page story in The NY Times: Increasingly, many older people who live alone are not truly alone. They are being watched by a flurry of new technologies designed to enable them to live independently and avoid
February 15, 2009 by Marco Zennaro | No comments
How Sun SPOTs are made
From Roger Meike’s Blog: For those of you who have been following the story of Sun SPOTs for a while, you know that this has grown from a little Sun Labs research project into quite an endeavor. Sun SPOTs are used around the
