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Source: [Results] 2016 State of the Builder Survey

Source: C-Beam Machine Mechanical Bundle – OpenBuilds Part Store

This is quite incredible as things still can’t talk to each other horizontally.

In a new report, IDC projects IoT investment will hit $232 billion in the U.S. this year with manufacturing automation leading the drive.

Source: Study: U.S IoT investment will hit $232 billion this year

In 1886, the German physicist Heinrich Hertz first demonstrated the existence of radio waves, which in honor of him are also called Hertzian waves. His purpose was to test the electromagnetic theory proposed a couple of decades earlier by James Clerk Maxwell. The curious thing is that when his students asked him what the applications might be of his discovery, he replied: “It’s of no use whatsoever.” Hertz deserved a ten as a scientist, but a zero as a futurist. Today his waves are ubiquitous, and not just

Source: Li-Fi, the New Frontier in Communications – OpenMind

Recent developments in the hardware world show just how far China’s star has risen and how dominant the country has become in the world of technology hardware..

Source: A quick look at the state of hardware technologies in China and beyond | TechCrunch

https://espressif.com/en/media_overview/news/espressif-announces-esp8285-wi-fi-chip-wearable-devices

Rock Seven – Iridium Satellite Tracking – Home

Source: Rock Seven | Truly global GPS tracking and messaging systems using Iridium satellite | Home

The need to tinker is strong in the IoT developer set. According to VisionMobile, 63% of these IoT developers/hobbyists are just in it for fun…not money.

Source: Most IoT developers aren’t in it for the money

The CEO of the smart thermostat maker is out, but Nest still faces a much bigger problem—and it’s plaguing the entire smart-home market.

Source: Nest’s Biggest Problem Wasn’t Tony Fadell