IoT grows when standards and partnerships share
"IoT appears to be growing up and past the standards battle stage of life. Instead, its participants are increasingly seeing the field as a series of applications and use cases with the most appropriate IoT technology being slotted in as appropriate, not as a big playing field served by a...
Wirelessly charge your IoT devices with your smartphone
According to Gartner, there are over 36 million IoT devices in the world, and soon many of them will be able to be wirelessly charged with the near field communication technology found in smartphones, tablets...
Simplifying IoT using near field communication
At the NFC Forum, IoT and the innovation it enables using near field communication is an important focus. So much so that this year, in conjunction with our annual NFC Innovation Awards, we also held an event to highlight the progress of IoT in relation to NFC, the
Technologists and fashionistas design with IoT in mind
I recently presented at the three-day Wear Conference in New York City to a room crowded with fashionistas and technologists all talking about the internet of things. The conference was very technical, focusing on IoT...
How public release of iOS 11 will drive IoT and NFC innovation
Apple's iOS 11 public release should come toward the end of September, providing opportunities for Android and Apple developers to innovate and create apps that can read near field...
IoT, NFC and ‘The Internet of Mysterious Things’
IBM Master Inventor Lisa Seacat DeLuca's recently published book was inspired by IoT, near field communication (NFC) and two sets of twins under the age of four. I had the chance to speak with Lisa...
IoT products on display at the NFC Forum Innovation Awards
The NFC Forum recently held its annual NFC Forum Innovation Awards ceremony at the Green Valley Ranch during its
Cool IoT customer experiences brought to you by NFC at CES
Over 175,000 people descended on Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronic Show (CES). The lines were long, the noise volume was high, but one thing that cut through all the clutter was the tremendous amount of companies showcasing how
IoT + NFC: Four reasons why IoT needs NFC
Convenience. Better security. Energy savings. Healthcare and fitness tracking. The internet of things is already providing these benefits to those who have invested in wearables, connected security systems, thermostats, lighting and a growing number of commercial applications. According to