Friday, May 30, 2014

The Internet of Things Wearable

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When I think of this concept, I would like to imagine using Internet technology to connect the world by creating things that are useful, enjoyable and appealing to a person's life, not just connecting things via objects that are uniquely identifiable in an Internet-like structure, just for the sake of getting them connected, but integrating those things into a logical and useful system that makes life easier and even fun. 

An increasingly hot development in terms of technological trends is wearables, or wearable technology, otherwise known as wearable devices, tech togs or fashion electronics. These are 
clothing and accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic technologies, and made with designs that could incorporate practical functions and features, but may also have a purely aesthetic agenda. They could also be small devices or gadgets that people wear on their bodies, and in some cases have Internet connecting capabilities. 

Some people could blend this definition with the idea of home automation, and how their lives are made easier by connecting, via internet, different devices at home including electrical home equipment, as well as controlling them remotely. But that is not necessarily the case. Out of

Thursday, March 27, 2014

MWC 2014 Mobile Awards

Source : GSMA MWC

Category 1: The Connected Life Awards

Best Mobile Health Product or Service - Energize the Chain for Econet Wireless Vaccine Project in Zimbabwe
Best Mobile Education Product or Service - Enable Mobile Technologies for Magic Pencil
Best Mobile Product or Service for Automotive - Nuance Communications for Dragon Drive
Best NFC / Mobile Money Product or Service - Telenor Pakistan & Tameer Micro Finance Bank for Easypaisa
Best Mobile Publishing Product or Service - Wibbitz for Text-To-Video Technology
Best Mobile Innovation for ‘Smart Cities’ - Accenture plc & RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. for City1Tap
Best Mobile Enabled Consumer Electronics  - DeviceAT&T & Filip Technologies Inc. for FiLIP
Best Enterprise Mobile Service - AirWatch for AirWatch Enterprise Mobility Management, Version 7.0
Best Consumer Mobile Service - AT&T for AT&T Digital Life
Best Advertising or Marketing on Mobile - Hindustan Unilever Ltd, Lowe and Partners for Kan Khajura Tesan
Best Network Based Solution for Serving Customers - GMCR Inc for Globe Prepaid GoSakto: Create Your Own Promo
Best Mobile Product, Initiative or Service in Emerging Markets - Vodafone Foundation in India, the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (CBFW) for RUDI Sandesha Vyavhar (RSV) project.
Best Mobile Product or Service for Women in Emerging Markets - Telenor Pakistan & Tameer Micro Finance Bank for Easypaisa
Best Use of Mobile in Emergency or Humanitarian Situations - Smart Communications for Smart’s SafePh: Yolanda Response
Best Mobile Product, Service or App for Accessibility or Ease-of-Use - Turkcell for Turkcell My Dream Partner
The Green Mobile Award - Grameenphone Ltd. for Climate Change Program
Best Entertainment App (Gaming, Music, Sports, Video)* - Device 6k
Judges Choice – Best Overall Mobile App * - CityMapper
Most Innovative Mobile App - PointGrab for CamMe
Smartphone App Challenge - Akbank T.A.S. for Akbank Direkt Mobile App
Best Smartphone - HTC One
Best Low Cost Smartphone* - Nokia Lumia 520
Best Entry Level or Featurephone* - Nokia 105
Most Innovative Device Manufacturer of the Year* - LG
Best Mobile Tablet - Apple iPad Air
Best Mobile Infrastructure - Nokia Solutions and Networks with Telefonica O2 UK Limited for iSON Automation for Operations
Best Mobile Technology Breakthrough - Sensory Inc. for TrulyHandsfree™ 3.0
Best Cloud Based Technology for Mobile - Xively for Xively Cloud Services
Best Mobile Identity, Safeguard &amp - Security Products/Solutions
SecureAuth IdP – 2 Factor Access Control for the Mobile Enterprise
Best Solution for Growing Smaller or Independent Networks - Reach-U for Demograft
Outstanding LTE Contribution - SK Telecom for Commercial LTE-Advanced Network
KT Corporation for Wideband LTE-A Commercial Service
Outstanding Overall Mobile Technology . The CTO’s choice - SK Telecom for Commercial LTE-Advanced Network - KT Corporation for Wideband LTE-A Commercial Service

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