Investors looking to profit from the Internet of Things (IoT) — in which every device digitally communicates with every other device — need to know which sectors of that fluid market have the most room to grow. A recent study by market analyst VisionMobile shows that the IoT’s industrial sector is virtually mature already (factory floors populated by robots) while...
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A 2014 estimate pegged the number of developers working in IoT at 4.5 million by 2020. That number was reached last year. The new estimate is that 10 million IoT developers will be employed in 2020. This tech sector is exploding and will continue to bloom well into the next decade. Risk-averse investors will put funds in mature sectors, while...
Who needs the countryside? Farming Los Angeles
The Los Angeles River bed is a vast concrete trough through the city that remains dry except for the occasional flood that it channels away from the city to the Pacific Ocean. A study by the private, nonprofit Los Angeles River Revitalization Corp. envisions converting 660 down-at-the-heels industrial acres along the riverbed into an urban Eden where food is grown,...
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Farming is no longer relegated to the country. Community gardens are being complemented not only by urban farming enterprises (Trends Journal, Summer 2013) but also by large-scale, grassroots initiatives to re-invent local food systems that also bring jobs, cleaner air and a more pleasant ambience to city neighborhoods. Similar ventures are underway in Washington, D.C. and British Columbia, among other...
Gigabit Internet at home
Starry, an upstart startup, has created a plug-and-play wireless Internet-access technology that can deliver a full gigabit of data through a tabletop device no bigger than a metronome on top of a piano. Typical Wi-Fi networks operate on the 2.4- to 5-gigahertz radio bandwidths, with higher numbers able to handle more data. Starry has moved all the way to the...
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The digital interconnectedness of all things will place unimaginable demands on bandwidth and transmission capacities. Technologies that ease the crunch will be a growth area for engineers and investors for the foreseeable future.
Cellphones and motherhood don’t mix
A new study from brain scientists at the University of California, Irvine highlights a warning for new mothers: Put away the cellphone when dealing with the baby. The study found links between chaotic and interrupted interactions between baby and mother and depression, drug use and other risky behaviors among adolescents. To develop properly, the brain seems to need predictable, complete...
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Previous studies have shown that putting a child under age 2 in front of electronic screens for extended periods can harm development. This new research shows that the same age limit should control parents’ reaction to on-screen demands.
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