How to become a data scientist
“Today’s world is drowning in data and starving for insights. Our digital lives have created an overwhelming flood of information. In the last…
IoT NEWS packets -1
In this ever-evolving world of IoT, the makers and developers have to keep their information log updated to stay relevant in the field….
Can the Asus Tinker Board take the pie away from Raspberry Pi ?
To satisfy our voracious appetite for economical, easily-programmable, and open source hardware to bring our imagination to life, technology giants such as Broadcom,…
Top programming languages used in IoT
In recent times, the Internet of Things is ubiquitous and is now a popular domain in the developer community. According to research by…
Why JavaScript is used in IoT
In 1995, JavaScript emerged as programming language to create web pages. Brendan Eich developed JavaScript with syntax similar to C, but nobody believed…
17 open source IoT projects to work on in 2017
2017 is round the corner and it’s time to build a checklist of New Year resolutions. And I am sure one resolution is…
MQTT protocol – Powering Facebook messenger to IoT devices
In 2011, Lucy Zhang, Ben Davenport and Jon Perlow joined Facebook and started building the Facebook messenger. A major hurdle in their endeavor…
How Fukushima nuclear disaster powered smart farming in Japan
On March 11, 2011, the most intense earthquake in Japanese history hit its north east coast — magnitude 9.0. The earthquake was so…
7 open source IoT operating systems that are democratizing the IoT space
The power of Open Source is the power of the people. The people rule …
Ubuntu Core 16: Building secure and interoperable IoT ecosystems
I have been to quite a few IoT conferences, informal meetups, and listened to webinars and podcasts. During the Q & A or…
Arduino programming for beginners -2
In the previous article, we studied the basic structure of Arduino programming with examples. Now, in this article let’s look at a few…
Arduino programming for beginners-1
After understanding the hardware of the Arduino UNO board in the previous article, let’s now get started with Arduino programming. Arduino programs are…
A tour of the Arduino UNO board
If you like experimenting with different electronic components but don’t have sufficient know-how, then Arduino is what you need to make a start……
Architecture of smart cities
Smart city services like smart water management, smart energy, smart mobility, smart buildings etc..are based on a centralized system. A web of sensors…
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Developing IoT Applications
It seems like just about everything is connected to the internet these days — or at least, on its way to be being…
Barcelona: From a town in the Roman empire to a modern smart city
In the 3rd century BC, the Carthaginian conqueror Hamilcar Barca established a settlement on the mouth of the rivers Llobregat and Besòs. He…
What is a fitness tracker and how does it work?
I’m waiting for the bus outside this store that’s displaying fantastic workout clothes. I sigh and then turn my head to see a…