Like it has for decades, next week, International CES will ring in 2017 with new gadgets and technologies. In that spirit, this issue features several interviews from CES 2016 with companies with products ranging from non-polluting scooters to smart stuffed animals to low-cost home energy analytics and control. Stay tuned over the next week for a few more videos from CES 2016, as a precursor to ViodiTV coverage of CES 2017. Follow Viodi on Twitter or LinkedIn for links to these and let us know which topics from CES are of interest to you.
Computing on the Edge – Redefining Mobility
Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is about creating an IT ecosystem for applications near the perimeter of the network. Andy Odgers, CEO of Quortus, explains that the network itself is accessible via multiple wireless technologies, such as 3G, 4G, WiFi and fixed-wireless. Odgers provided an update of the ETSI MEC process at the 2016 MEC Focus Day in conjunction with the 2016 Carrier Network Virtualization conference.
Analytics – Making the Smart Home More Efficient #CES2016
Smart thermostats brought the first wave of intelligence to whole-home heating and cooling. Relatively low-cost control of vents to direct heat and cooling to specific rooms could be considered the next advance in temperature management efficiency. Combining these developments into analytics to determine the efficiency of a home’s HVAC system is what Dipul Patel, CEO and co-founder, of Ecovent describes at CES 2016. Analytics, combined with real-time controls at the room level, offers the opportunity to optimize the heating and cooling efficiency of a home.
Swap and Go Mobility #CES2016
And the award for the dominant source of vehicular pollutants goes to; the humble and cute looking, two-stroke scooter. Sitting behind the noxious fumes of an idling two-stroke scooter “may therefore be highly deleterious to health,” according to a study published in Nature Communications. Horace Luke, founder and CEO of Gogoro, solves the tailpipe emission problem by substituting an electric drive train for the internal combustion engine and creating a clever way to eliminate range anxiety.
Always on Connectivity and Implications to Mobility by Michael Vernon Robinson
Online connectivity is changing the nature of vehicles from transportation-centric to connected mobility hubs. This connectivity leads to a treasure trove of valuable data about the people in these connected vehicles. This data may become more valuable that the actual transport function of future vehicles. Car designer and futurist, Michael Robinson, captures this connected future in a series of images originally published in the Italian car-enthusiast magazine, Quattroruote.
A Tag to Make a Cuddly Toy, Smart #CES2016
There are many questions and concerns about the long-term effects of the relationships infants and young children are developing with electronic gadgets. When the gadget starts to look like a cuddly toy, it must be particularly confusing for a young mind. Smarty Crew’s Oliba brings the parent back into the equation with their smart tag that attaches to a young one’s favorite stuff animal. This could be a potential solution for those times when a parent is too tired to re-read that favorite book to his young one.
Some Tweets and Short Thoughts:
- This could make for an interesting party game. “Whom should a self-driving car kill?” An experiment led by Scalable Cooperation Group and MIT Media lab.
- Interesting article in Autoweek suggesting that the recent Vehicle to Vehicle mandates are already obsolete. With developments in MEC (described above) and the massive computer power that will be an inherent part of autonomous vehicles, maybe the entire structure of the mobile network might change (e.g. more peer to peer and mesh-like) and .
- Interesting campaign by NTCA to alert the incoming Trump administration of the importance of rural broadband as an integral part of the U.S. infrastructure. Campaign ends at 9 AM EST on 12/28/16, so not much time to jump on board.
- For those of you with an Amazon Fire TV Stick, check out the Viodi app in the Amazon App store. Thanks SeeOtterTV.
The Season of Hope #TIS16
It was exactly five months before Christmas, but the message of hope and redemption, that Tracy and Darryl Strawberry (yes, the baseball great) gave at the Christians in Communications (CIC) breakfast at The 2016 Independent Show, is fitting for this time of the year. In this interview filmed at TIS 2016, Jim Dickson and Joe Sloan of the Hope Channel give a brief overview of the Strawberry’s testimonial of overcoming the trials of addiction and despair. Sloan and Dickson also provide an overview of the 25+ CIC breakfast, as well as the Hope Channel, which provides a Bible-based, lifestyles approach to video programming featuring programming in health, education and spirituality.
And with that, here is too a prosperous and peaceful 2017.
