Connected object. London to test smart crosswalks In order to improve pedestrians safety and make London a more walkable city, smart crosswalks equipped with cameras and sensors will be experimented this summer in the British capital.
The technology used for this test, called “SCOOT” (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique), is able to detect the number of people waiting to cross the street and... A “living” crossing sign interacting with pedestrians As part of an academic project at NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program, design students Alexandra Coym, Sam Slover and Steve Cordova created a “living” street furniture concept. “Pop Pop” is a connected pedestrian crossing sign able to interact with passers-by by collecting real-time data from its environment (weather, traffic, number of people crossing the street…) and then displaying funny... Lost in translation?
Japanese telecom company NTT Docomo just unveiled a prototype of augmented reality glasses at the CEATEC Show held in Tokyo. Samsung creates medical test bed to prove Internet of Things is worth the effort. Samsung has smartphones and smart watches, and will soon smart sensors for the medical research field.
The partnership between Samsung and the University of California, San Francisco sets out with a single goal: to develop a test bed for medical sensors in efforts to validate the worth of emerging Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technologies, otherwise known as the Internet of Things. The South Korean giant's joint project with medical professionals will work to develop network-connected sensors for gadgets, signalling a divergence in the company's strategy by focusing on health and the wider medical world. Based at UCSF's Mission Bay campus in San Francisco, some of the world's leading researchers will come together to develop and run trials to see how these gadgets can be used to create and accelerate the adoption of new preventative health solutions. Dr. Ten investments have been made so far into the joint venture, Samsung said. Microsoft works to connect the cloud to your car. Posted: 04/26/2013 11:10:42 AM PDT0 Comments TOKYO -- Toyota is teaming up with Microsoft for an Internet service that links cars, home computers and smartphones so users can find nearby tourist spots, connect on social networks and learn about new models.
The beefed up version of Toyota's Internet site Gazoo.com starts May 30 in Japan, and will be based on "cloud" computing from Microsoft called Windows Azure. Overseas plans are still undecided. According to the U.S. software giant, it is the first time the technology, which also uses Sharepoint software, is being used for a company site. Gazoo.com users tripled over the last five years to 1.65 million. All the world's major automakers are working on similar technology to bring autos up-to-date with the Internet age, from finding restaurants to helping ensure safe driving. Among the Net content in the works are video games, shopping-site links, virtual events and a special social network to chat about cars, according to Toyota. Top 50 Internet of Things Applications - Ranking. 01Smart ParkingMonitoring of parking spaces availability in the city. 02Structural healthMonitoring of vibrations and material conditions in buildings, bridges and historical monuments. 03Noise Urban MapsSound monitoring in bar areas and centric zones in real time. 04Smartphone DetectionDetect iPhone and Android devices and in general any device which works with WiFi or Bluetooth interfaces. 05Eletromagnetic Field LevelsMeasurement of the energy radiated by cell stations and and WiFi routers. 06Traffic CongestionMonitoring of vehicles and pedestrian levels to optimize driving and walking routes. 07Smart LightingIntelligent and weather adaptive lighting in street lights. 08Waste ManagementDetection of rubbish levels in containers to optimize the trash collection routes. 09Smart RoadsIntelligent Highways with warning messages and diversions according to climate conditions and unexpected events like accidents or traffic jams.
Internet of Things. Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the ‘Internet of Cars’ Illustration: Ross Patton/Wired What if large groups of people could go beyond ridesharing – replacing traditional car ownership altogether through on-demand access to the cars they want: a convertible in the summer, an SUV for winter ski trips?
What if driving skills could be computed as a score that warned us of bad drivers nearby – real time, on the road – also enabling navigation systems to offer safer alternative routes? Imagine if we could get rid of traffic jams and accidents altogether. Or how about if our cars picked up our groceries on their own – and dropped us off at the airport like a self-contained limo service? What if automakers could subsidize our car purchases by working with telecommunications and other companies that want to capitalize on the lifetime revenue opportunity of a connected driver? Whether you embrace or object to these scenarios, they’re not too far away. The Era of Smart Mobility Is Going to Change Everything But what is it?