Getting Updated on the Internet of Things (IoT)
Last Updated on Friday, 04 May 2012 14:50 Written by Administrator Friday, 04 May 2012 14:48
Today we know that the Internet is gearing up for the next technological revolution: communication with and among objects, but how do we know this is going to work for us and what are the risks?
According to EU resources, today, an average person has at least 2 objects connected to the Internet and this is expected to grow to 7 by 2015 with 25 billion wirelessly connected devices globally. By 2020 that number could double to 50 billion. This means a possible future in which many everyday things are linked.
But, we have yet to have clear answers on how this possible future could look like. To facilitate and support this big technological change, the European Commission has build up since 2010, an initiative of coordinated actions that will support the IoT community in the years to come. http://www.iot-i.eu
Bringing together a consortium of different European universities, communication businesses and other key actors, the IoT initiative (IoT-i) is a synchronized effort to create a joint strategic and technical vision about IoT in Europe.
To realize the vision of the Internet of Things, a whole range of challenges are to be met. According to Harish Viswanathan CTO Advisor on M2M and Devices, Alcatel-Lucent – from an interview realized with different specialists involved in IoT-i – among the most important changes is making communication with everyday objects more intuitive.
“Today, we can do a lot in terms of human-to-human communication at the push of a button. But the Internet of Things aims at enriching life by creating more intelligent connections between devices and people. In a sense, we are extending the human intelligence by intelligently processing data to the point where you can almost talk about an extra level of perception,” he says.
For example, if a university teacher cancels a morning lecture because he is sick, students' alarm clocks and coffee machines could automatically be reset, giving them an extra hour in bed. If an elderly person forgets to take an essential pill, a warning text message could be sent to a close family member, or even to a local emergency centre, so that somebody could call round to check that everything was OK.
Beyond getting facts and insights from specialists, the European Commission has launched an on-line public consultation on IoT Governance: "Your Voice in Europe". The questionnaire will be available at following link until July 10th, 2012: http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?form=IoTGovernance
The idea behind it is not only that people should have their say on the matter, but also to raise awareness on different issues concerning our technological world.
One of the benefits in using the Internet of Things is to reduce at maximum energy spending, thus protecting our environment and lowering our costs of living on this planet. Inter-connected devices mean also a new world of possible interactions and solutions to the simplest things, avoiding human errors or just avoiding wasting time on little tasks that we have to fill daily.
On the other hand, while we improve our security through IoT, concerns grow regarding governmental or corporate control over the human society through IoT. It is already recognized that the Internet of Things (IoT) radically increases the chances for a centralized and controlled society. The threat of creating an Orwellian society has not been ignored in the discussions.
Everything is open and for discussion: Should we pursue our dream to create a whole interacting world around us and how can we avoid the scenario that might sets us on a very unpredictable path? How will be implemented this technology in our current world? These questions are to be considered with care and passion in the years to come.
RFID-NFC technologies by Infordata: Already living your future!
Written by Administrator Tuesday, 10 April 2012 11:31
Infordata Sistemi is your professional guide to reinventing your world with RFID-NFC technology
Luckily we live in a changing world! While pursuing technological advancement, we get the chance to reinvent our identity not only in terms of the human race, but also as individuals. We are reinventing our spaces (virtual and real) through speeding up our information technology and creating independent experiences all gathered in a one-touch-solution. In the world we created, our mobile phone is our best friend and we should not be ashamed about it, because, connecting today means being everywhere at the same time.
With the NFC (Near Field Communication) technology already incorporated in 70 million new cell phones in 2011, we can definitely say that we are living the tech-turn that will create the world of the future. But, because future doesn’t come to the world in a unified way, don’t blame yourself for hearing the NFC acronym for the first time, instead, get swiftly updated and be sure that sooner or later the future reaches even the most remote places.
Right now Near Field Communication Technology is found in Nokia, iPhone, Android mobile devices, Blackberries and almost all of the largest mobile producers and supported by the world’s most known credit/debit card platforms that have already enabled payments methods – for most of our daily products and services – through our mobile phones. RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) and all its wireless implementations, is not being exploited just for transforming your mobile phone in an all –payment – information –sharing – device, but also for communicating with large audiences, through social media platforms, like Facebook, that has already implemented NFC web-marketing solutions and for many type of other individual interactions.
It’s all so complicated to understand because technology spins us around so fast, that we are amazed of the new things we can discover. To come to you aid in understanding and choosing the world’s most advanced information identification and sharing technology for your business or individual needs, Infordata Sistemi based in Italy and specialist in RFID badges, has set up this site that explains everything you need to know on NFC and RFID and its possible usages.
With NFC and RFID platforms created by Infordata Sistemi, you can chose to pay with your mobile or pre-paid cards, to check guests attending your event (conference and events management), to manage time and work schedules for your employees (time attendante), to communicate with your clients through advertising, to collect orders, to manage cleaning and waste collection services and also to visually inspect objects.
NFC and RIFD methods are a solution for the technological human living in a very fast ticking world. But don’t worry! With fast communication and procedure management solutions like those created by Infordata Sistemi, time takes a whole new dimension of unknown possibilities for you to explore.
Acer Liquid Express joins the NFC technology
Last Updated on Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:51 Written by Administrator Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:46
Acer chooses the NFC technology with the Liquid Express
The Liquid Express is the first Acer smartphone to incorporate the mobile payments technology, and that’s how Acer begins to take part of the " smartphones war " together with other mobile phones as the Samsung Nexus S or Samsung Star NFC, which have already integrated the Near Field Communication.
On the other hand, the Express Liquid is totally similar to the same "old" model, with same parameters as processor, intern memory, colors and screen, so the main change is only the inclusion of the NFC chip that offers among many other things: contactless payments, access and payment on public transport and discounts on products and services. With the Acer Liquid Express you have everything at your fingertips without the hassle of the wallets.
NFC and iPhone for parking payment
Last Updated on Monday, 07 November 2011 15:48 Written by Administrator Monday, 03 October 2011 10:06
Apple doesn’t try to hide its interest in the NFC technology because, as many of their managers said, its potential is giant.
From several months ago we have been witness of how Apple has registered some patents regarding the RFID technology and its applications; but Apples hasn’t been the only one, also Google has included the NFC (Near Field Communication) in its last models of Android, with different applications that allow, through this technology, contactless payments for example in the public transport or in some shops.
We won’t have to wait a lot to could make the parking payment with our own iPhone, already covered by an Apple patent, the company is developing an application that will allow making the payment automatically.
The working of the application is simple, when the user enters into the parking, its iPhone device will register the hour of entrance and the data. When the user will want to remove the car from the parking, this application will automatically calculate, through the data collected, the effective cost of the parking and finally will charge the total amount to the client’s account (to have this service, the client will only need to register himself with its bank or paypal account in the application).
The main advantage of this application will be the commodity for the clients that will be able to take directly their cars without needing to pass first to the payment points, avoiding the long queues for payment.
For more information please visit:
http://www.notizieapple.it/2011/09/24/apple-progetta-il-pagamento-dei-parcheggi-tramite-iphone/
The patrols control systems technology goes towards the Internet of Things
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 13:06 Written by Administrator Thursday, 22 September 2011 13:04
Article By Marko Petelin
Lately people are talking more and more often about the Internet of Things (IoT). With this term it’s defined the interconnection between the objects of our daily life. So, not only the Pc connected to Internet but also every single object that surround us. This is possible ought to the new interconnection technologies as WiFi, RFID, 3G or Bluetooth. Instead of that, the data exchange among objects is done trough sensors or smart phones as Android, iPhone or BlackBerry.
Analyzing a specific sector as the security/safety one, we can see how the professionals of security and surveillance can offer, with the IoT, more and more evolved solutions, optimize the organizational process and rationalize the costs:
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