SmartWorld Weekly: Mobile market gets saturated with connected devices
This week’s SmartWorld Series features Verizon’s plan for the home automation market, a 25-year long Quantified Self study, a mobile market getting saturated with connected cars, and more.
For those who missed this week’s SmartWorld Series, here’s a chance to catch up on the exciting developments happening in the connected world. Each week, SiliconANGLE rounds up the best of apps and services for health and fitness, smart homes, smart cars and anything related to the Internet of Things.
What’s Verizon’s real plan for the future of Smart Home technology?
This week’s it was revealed that Verizon had stopped offering Home Monitoring and Control services to new clients since October of last year, and current subscribers will be the only ones to continue using the service. It’s not clear yet if Verizon is completely abandoning the home automation market with this move, or if this just a way for it to redevelop its strategy before introducing a better service and products in the near future.
Could you commit 25 years to self-tracking?
Leroy Hood wants to launch a 25-year long Quantified Self study, called the 100 Person Wellness Project which will begin in March. The 100 Person Wellness Project is a pilot program that will enlist 100 people who will closely monitored for their physical activities, heart rate, and sleep patterns, and will be given a battery of diagnostic tests every three months to assess any changes. If the pilot is successful, Hood aims to extend the study to more people and for a longer period, about 25 years. The question now is, will people stick with monitoring themselves for that long?
Mobile market saturated with Internet-connected cars
According to a report from the GSMA, mobile network operators around the world offering machine-to-machine services will continue to grow as more machines connect to the Internet. And one sector of the Internet of Things that’s in the forefront is connected cars as manufacturers aim to deliver innovations that would make our streets safer. Find out more in this week’s SmartCar roundup.
Tune in next week for more interesting stories, discoveries and innovations in the world of smart and connected things.
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