The history of technology conjures images of lab coat–wearing PhDs wrangling information out of room-size mainframes. Previously synonymous with advanced scientific knowledge, the use of technology is now ubiquitous and becoming more democratized, and recently, more decentralized. Technologists have exchanged lab coats for crewnecks and black jeans; yet, when it
Category: Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
Immersive Internet – Augmented Reality, And Virtual Reality Might Facilitate The Development Of New Business Models
Since the first computer was built, businesses and consumers have enjoyed a progression toward simpler and more intimate interactions with technology. Professors wielding punch cards gradually gave way to business people brandishing PCs and, more recently, mobile and wearable devices. In a sense, the connection to the digital world has
Find Out What The Top 6 Security Threats Are To Industrial IoT And How You Can Prevent Them
In the last decade, the world has witnessed the rapid evolution of the Internet of Things. While this technology has become pronounced in powering smart homes, outdoor surveillance and smart lighting, it is becoming increasingly pervasive in industrial spaces. Although there are plenty of use cases for industrial IoT solutions,
Banks Have Always Been Fast To Capitalise On New And Growing Trends, And The Metaverse Is No Exception
Banks have long known that if they can capture the attention of customers when they are young, they are likely to get hold of them for life. For this reason, they have always been quick to jump on new and emerging trends, and today’s hot tech potato – the metaverse
The Future Physician: Technology And New Models Of Care Can Augment, Not Replace, Physicians And Help Them Focus On Meaningful Work
As we recover from the recent public health crisis and take stock of the events of the last several weeks and months, we begin to think about the future and how the practice of medicine may be transformed. Physicians have been at the forefront of patient care, making challenging decisions
Reconsidering The Threat Of Automation As An Opportunity For Augmentation In The Era Of Smart Machines
People in all walks of life are rightly concerned about advancing automation: Unless we find as many tasks to give humans as we find to take away from them, all the social and psychological ills of joblessness will grow, from economic recession to youth unemployment to individual crises of identity.
Due To They Have A Critical Role In The Society, Health Care Organizations Should Meet The Demands, Even During Supply Chain Failures And Catastrophic Events
Building resilient health care supply chains has taken on a new urgency in light of the pandemic. The traditional approach to managing the complex web of organizations, people, activities, information, and resources that supply products and services to consumers has fallen short and left many organizations scrambling. We know that
Metaverse And Web3.0 Initiatives: Businesses Should Build Its Foundation Through This New Internet Platform
By removing distance, connecting everyone and everything, and unleashing massive flows of information, the internet has been the greatest disruption since the printing press. In a few decades, it has reshaped much of the human world, enabling great progress and historic change, and revealing the many challenges that come with
Searching For Unmet Needs In A Digital Era: Improving Your Vision Of Mainstream Users And Challenging Your Vision By Looking At Unconventional Users
Innovation is all about finding and filling people’s unmet needs. But even innovators and organizations renowned for their scanning capabilities often have trouble perceiving and correctly interpreting those needs. Drawing on their work as researchers, teachers, and consultants, the authors outline a four-part framework to help innovators diversify how and
Research: 5G Is Here, Now It Is All About Making The Most Of It
The world’s first 5G network launched in 2019, and 5G networks have now been delivered by at least 209 operators, spanning 83 countries. 5G offers significantly improved performance over earlier network technologies. But have consumers really noticed? Download speeds are now much faster, but most smartphone applications do not need
Metaverse: Consider Your Use Of Existing Web Technologies Before You Invest
You’ve heard enough about the metaverse to know what it is and how important it could become, but how and when do you plan your business’s first move? When we consider the metaverse not as an unprecedented revolution but instead as an evolution of the web, we can hypothesize that
Web3 (A Read – Write – Own Version Of The Web): The Risks And The Benefits
Web3 is being touted as the future of the internet. The vision for this new, blockchain-based web includes cryptocurrencies, NFTs, DAOs, decentralized finance, and more. It offers a read/write/own version of the web, in which users have a financial stake in and more control over the web communities they belong