Contiki: The Open Source Operating System for the Internet of Things Use PHP to build a Twitter-like system on your site If you've been paying any attention at all, you know that Twitter is one of the biggest sensations in the Web 2.0 world. For those who don't know, Twitter (a service available at Twitter.com) is a simple microblogging service that allows users to make posts (called tweets) of up to 140 characters that answer the question "What are you doing now?" Users can follow people they find interesting and have followers of their own. A quick glance at any single Twitter account reveals that users typically produce tweets on a wide variety of subject matter, from the everyday (for example, "I'm having a sandwich") to the more sublime. There are lots of folks who have taken to Twitter and have made an art form out of the super-condensed format, even having conversations with other users (by directing their remarks to @user, for example). Many other sites and services, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, now allow their users to update their current status in a decidedly Twitter-like way. Listing 1. <?
Tracking the Internet of Things Cloud Integration | itDuzzit Open Smart Cities I: Open Source Internet of Things - Open Smart Cities I: Open Source Internet of Th... | Observatorio de CENA "Open Smart Cities I" is the first post of a series of three that address, from the point of view of open source software, several technological areas related to Smart Cities, as the Internet of Things, Cloud, Big Data, or Smart Cities platform of services and applications. In this post, we make a brief review of the concept of Smart City, and introduce the topic of Internet of Things, wherein we explore the potential of open source technologies (software, hardware and standar). Read this post in Spanish Introduction: What Makes Cities Smart? The EPIC Project (EU Platform for Intelligent Cities) in relation to the Smart City definition notes that the current economic crisis, combined with growing citizen expectations, is increasing the pressure on cities to provide better infrastructure and more efficient services, often for less cost. Cooperation and information exchange are both key ideas in the Smart City paradigm. 2. 2.1. More information:
We-Wired Web With iBeacon, Apple is going to dump on NFC and embrace the internet of things At WWDC in June, Apple quietly announced iBeacon, one of the more prominent features of iOS 7. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering, mentioned nothing about about it in the keynote, and Apple hasn’t provided any details about it; it was only seen on one slide in the WWDC keynote. Nor did Apple say anything about it during the iPhone event Tuesday. But I’m sure this is going to be a big deal, and startup companies like Estimote agree, announcing its support for Apple’s technology Tuesday and releasing this demonstration video. Why is that so? What is iBeacon? Using Bluetooth Low Energy(BLE), iBeacon opens up a new whole dimension by creating a beacon around regions so your app can be alerted when users enter them. For example, imagine you walk into a mall with an iPhone 5s (comes with iOS 7 and iBeacon). In the age of context, iBeacon can provide the information you needed when it is needed. What is BLE? Why it might be a NFC killer? Why it is so affordable?
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