So IDS says the IoT market will exceed $7 trillion in 2020, but here’s something a little different for you to sink your teeth into this week; the philosophy of the post-human IoT world. Elsewhere, Wired has a write up of the ultra-small Contiki OS used by thousands to connect IoT devices, and the Register has a piece on a crowdfunded $20 coin sized SoC called VoCore, aimed at the DIY enthusiasts. Here’s 4 smart home things you don’t want hacked, and to further inspire confidence in the work of manufacturers, here’s what happens when a baby monitor has poor security programming.
Neul has partnered with FarSite to develop the netBin system for smart cities, aimed to reduce lorry-trips and congestion in dense urban areas. There’s a detailed look at the $4.3bn smart grid landscape in Europe from GreenTech, and Brookings hosts a blog that looks at the importance of smart grids to developing countries with another discussion, this time of India’s post-election plans for power grids.
Proteus Digital Health has secured $120m funding to work on M2M stomach sensors that can track medication consumption, solving the estimated $300bn cost of poor compliance to the industry. A Machina Research report says that M2M devices in the healthcare sector will number 847 billion by 2023, generating $90.9 billion in revenue amongst cost savings such as the Proteus plans – but InfoWorld discusses the roadblocks that prevent widespread M2M adoption in the US healthcare industry, issues that may not be such a problem in other developed markets.