Infineon Technologies has launched a new platform designed to bring secure contactless payments to smart wearables, as semiconductor suppliers seek to capitalise on growing demand for connected devices capable of operating independently of smartphones. The German chipmaker said its new…
Smart homes: how connected systems enable intelligent domestic energy consumption
By Allan Lagasca, Global leader of Smart Industrials Segment organisation at STMicroelectronics The concept of the “smart home” isn’t new. There can be few homes which don’t integrate connected technology to monitor and manage energy, entertainment, heating and lighting, cleaning,…
From pilot to production: overcoming IoT’s most common roadblock
By Ryan Carlson, Technology Evangelist at Soracom IoT has a pilot problem no one wants to talk about. Not the technology kind. The kind where a perfectly good proof of concept sits in a slide deck for two years, gets…
IoT Insider webinar: LEO satellite constellations, connectivity challenges, and industry integration
The Internet of Things industry is accelerating towards a hybrid connectivity model in which low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites are increasingly deployed alongside, rather than as a replacement for, terrestrial networks, according to executives speaking at an IoT Insider webinar…
Top dog: Hyundai to deploy Boston Dynamics robot dogs for FIFA World Cup 2026 security
Hyundai Motor Group will provide robot dogs for the FIFA World Cup 2026, marking one of the most visible deployments of robotics yet at a global sporting event. In an official campaign document titled “Next Starts Now”, the company says…
IoT Insider Digital Magazine: Issue 7 – Hardware Pioneers MAX
The latest issue of IoT Insider is now available to read online, with the publication also set to be distributed at Hardware Pioneers Max at London’s ExCeL Centre on 10th and 11th June. The cover story this issue is a…
EarthDaily CEO: LEO satellite boom is transforming IoT from local sensing to global intelligence
Don Osborne, Chief Executive Officer of EarthDaily, was on his way to a conference in Colorado when the company’s latest six satellites reached low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare mission earlier this month. “I wasn’t terribly stressed…
Game of throw-ins: the sensors, semiconductors, and smart tech inside the FIFA World Cup 2026 ball
The most intelligent player at the next FIFA World Cup may not wear boots, complain to referees, or collapse theatrically in the penalty box. It will, however, spend 90 minutes being kicked very hard. The humble match ball — once…
Managing and optimising soaring levels of smart label data
By Sharath Muddaiah, Head of Global Business Strategy and Customer Success for IoT Solutions at Giesecke+Devrient The logistics sector is undergoing a rapid digitisation. Supply chain disruptions are affecting the safe and efficient movement of goods, while companies are under…
Twisted carbon nanotubes unlock giant light conversion effect for faster photonic chips in IoT networks
Researchers in the US have demonstrated a centimetre-scale carbon nanotube film with what they describe as a record-breaking ability to convert light frequencies, a breakthrough that could strengthen the optical foundations underpinning next-generation communications and computing systems used in the…