Bitcoin can be used to pay for stuff, but it’s interesting for reasons that go way beyond that — and it may be especially interesting when applied to the Internet of Things. How interesting? We audaciously propose that Bitcoin will be central to the IoT.
Find out why in this episode, in which Charles and Andreea help contextualize bitcoin as it relates to the Internet of Things.
Sure, GPS was a game-changer. But as stars were to ancient mariners, “beacons” are the true wayfinders of the Internet of Things. They’re the enabling tech behind “micro-location”, and they’re about to revolutionize location services all over again.
Topics
What are “beacons”?
Beacons vs. iBeacons
Generic names vs. Apple branding
Compatibility
Cost
Design
Hardware and service providers
GPS vs BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), and why you need both
Micro-location applications (see “Use cases” section below for more)
Right now, web browsers are your window to the internet. Thanks in part to the Internet of Things, that’s gonna change. Can’t imagine it? Listen to this, and you will!
This episode is about why and how, with some free extra bonus conversation about how the way we interact with “things” is going to look very different within our lifetimes.
Topics
The end of URLs?
Bigger screens, smaller screens, flexi-screens
The end of car mirrors?
Other ways the IoT will disintermediate browsers
The always-watching, always-listening IoT
Voice recognition
Distilling multiple inputs to emotional state and intent
The big three duke it out! Which company is best positioned to become the owner of the Internet of Things in the consumer market? Which will win in our first ever Farstuff Battle of the IoT Giants?
Imagine a world where your every move, heartbeat, body temperature change and sleep is tracked by an intricate network of activity monitors. In this episode we talk about the wearable world of activity monitors, which live at the intersection of health and the Internet of Things.
What’s the likelihood that our network of Internet of Things will exceed our own human intellect? What would this mean for the rights of robots? Join us for a fun discussion involving some of our favorite fictional robots, and speculation about what the world would look like with a society that includes incredibly intelligent creatures of our own making.
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