The Social Network of Things

Beyond the internet of things, there is a world where machines have their own relationships—and decision-making power. Read the iBook and ask questions at www.causeit.org/snt

Do You Speak Dotdot? Your Refrigerator Might
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
A friendly-faced logo from Wolff Olins designer Forest Young doubles as an IoT language—and is one of Fast Company’s 2017 Innovation By Design award-winners. Dotdot is an honoree in the 2017 Innovation
The fight to replace the iPhone and other smartphones is on — here's what to watch for in round one
Business Insider - Matt Weinberger
When Apple holds its big event on Tuesday, it won't just be unveiling the iPhone 8, it's going to kick off another wave of announcements from the tech giants. Only this time, what the big companies will
Drones Are Getting Their Own Air Traffic Control With No Need For Humans
Jalopnik - Terrell Jermaine Starr
Drones are buzzing around the sky delivering products to customers, snapping videos and photos and conducting search and rescue missions, making it …
2017 Cadillac CTS Now Standard With V2V Technology
Motor Trend - by
General Motors has begun equipping 2017 Cadillac CTS sedans with vehicle-to-vehicle communications technology. New CTS sedans will feature the technology as standard equipment as part of a mid-model-year
Goodyear's spherical tyre uses 'bionic skin' and AI to adapt to the road
Wired UK - Matt Burgess
Goodyear Reinventing the wheel isn't an easy task. Tyre manufacturer Goodyear is trying to change how society thinks about the tyre with a new concept …
This Open-Source Brand Is Nothing But Three Keystrokes
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ If you’ve ever seen a branding brief, you know what a new logo looks like. It’s not just a picture. It’s pages of explanations. Close-up images of the slightest curvature on a wordmark. It’s as
Why Precise Optics Is Vital To The Growth Of The Internet Of Things
Forbes - Patrick Moorhead
As the world of IoT (internet of things) expands, we begin to see that many of our connected devices need to ability to see the world around them to better understand their surroundings. Much of the machine
Why Snap’s Spectacles Are Going to (Finally) Make Life Logging Cool
MIT Technology Review - by Jamie Condliffe
They’re so simple, even a Gen-Xer can use them. The human desire to log the realities of everyday life is something that technology companies have …
From Bones to Connected Machines: The Curious Evolution of Big Data
OZY - Ozy
Using data to make faster, smarter decisions has a long and winding road through human history (see our special slideshow above). Starting back in …
Google Home: The always-listening robot speaker designed to run your life
The Telegraph - By James Titcomb
Google has unveiled a voice-controlled, AI-powered robot assistant that can be ordered to turn the lights down, play music or order a taxi. Google Home, a pint-sized speaker and microphone combination,
Google gives its little-used beacon technology a security upgrade
The Verge - James Vincent
Beacons are a technological solution in search of a problem. Years ago, both Apple and Google hyped their beacon protocols — which use low-cost transmitters and Bluetooth Low Energy to track users' positions
How To Kill A Product Gracefully
Fast Company - By Mark Wilson
Nest caused an uproar by abruptly disabling its smart home hub Revolv. What’s a better way to discontinue products? Designers weigh in. This week, the home automation company Nest announced that it would
An insider’s handbook for IoT startups
TechCrunch - Ryan Margoles
Tips are everywhere. There’s an abundance of generic advice available for how to build teams and culture, how to fundraise, how to be productive, how to stay above the noise… But what about specific advice?
Stae wants to prepare cities for the future
TechCrunch - Romain Dillet
Meet Stae, a New York-based startup that wants to make cities and tech startups work together. Major cities are getting denser and facing bigger challenges. And yet, innovation is coming from private These
Let's rein in the Internet of Things before it's too late
Los Angeles Times - By Nicholas Carr
"Americans live their lives on their phones now." So wrote 15 prominent technology companies, including Google, Facebook, Amazon and Snapchat, in a legal brief supporting Apple in its now-moot fight with
The Dept. of Defense Is Serious About Killer Robots
maxim.com
If there are robots of any kind in military use today, they're under human control. And according to a report in National Defense Magazine, that's as …
BMW’s On-Street Parking Information Service Finds Open Spots, Eases Traffic
Car and Driver - Andrew Wendler
Developed in collaboration with INRIX, a provider of real-time traffic information, BMW’s tech uses navigation information, wireless connectivity, and, well, math to concoct algorithms that are alleged
Hive thermostat gets stuck, baking people's homes
TNW - Owen Williams
Hive, a smart thermostat system built by British Gas, showed us how bad the Internet of Things can get over the weekend when some customer thermostats were pinned at 32 degrees celsius. The company issued
Visa thinks your car should pay for its own fuel
Autoblog - Engadget
The jury may still be out on the usefulness of the Internet of Things, but payments giant Visa is 100 percent sure that it doesn't want to miss out. Today, it announced plans to push Visa payments into
Amazon's Alexa is coming to your car
ZDNet - Greg Nichols
Heads up displays turn your windshield into Google Glass and your car into a conversation companion. Arnab Raychaudhuri started with a simple …
ARM Holdings Releases A Very Tiny Core For IoT And Wearables
Forbes - Kevin Krewell
Devices are getting smarter and connected – this is a common industry saying and the basis for excitement about IoT. Much of these connected devices run on processors designed by ARM Holdings, PLC of UK.
First Click: This $1 chip will connect your things to the city for free
The Verge - By Thomas Ricker
LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide-Area Network) is a low power, long range, and low bandwidth networking solution that’s ideal for smart cities. At the heart of LoRaWAN is a tiny chip made by Semtech that only
Verizon's Hum connected car gadget is now a teen driver's worst nightmare
The Verge - Chris Ziegler
Hum, the aftermarket connected car add-on from Verizon, is about to get a little less friendly to the younger drivers in the household. An update rolling out later this month will enable geofencing and
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Next-Gen Wi-Fi Will Actually Connect the Internet of Things
WIRED - Brian Barrett
There are plenty of blockades between now and the connected-device future that’s been so long on the horizon. One of these is Wi-Fi, which has …
These are the three coolest ideas people have come up with for Microsoft's hologram headset
Business Insider - Matt Weinberger
In December, Microsoft solicited ideas from the public for apps to run on its HoloLens holographic goggles. Today, Microsoft has announced the three finalists of the "Share Your Idea" contest, with general
“Internet of Things” security is hilariously broken and getting worse
Ars Technica - J.M. Porup
Shodan search engine is only the latest reminder of why we need to fix IoT security. Shodan, a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT), …
Life with HomeKit: Our experiences with Apple’s home automation system
ilounge.com - By Jesse Hollington @jhollington ● Friday, December 18, 2015
When Apple announced HomeKit a year and a half ago at WWDC 2014, the new platform definitely piqued our interest. We had looked at a number of …