Post on 02-Dec-2014
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The world is (o-en) broken, inefficient and insecure
The world is (o-en) broken, inefficient and insecure
The world is (o-en) broken, inefficient and insecure
The world is (o-en) broken, inefficient and insecure
The world is (o-en) broken, inefficient and insecure
The internet knows “things” about the world, and wants to help
The internet knows “things” about the world, and wants to help
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The internet knows “things” about the world, and wants to help
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The internet knows “things” about the world, and wants to help
The internet knows “things” about the world, and wants to help
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Why isn’t everything already connected?
Skills needed to build things
Why isn’t everything already connected?
Product ideas Customer knowledge Market research Industrial design Physical design Hardware design Embedded so-ware Manufacturing operaIons MarkeIng Sales etc
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Skills needed to build things
Why isn’t everything already connected?
Skills needed to connect things
Product ideas Customer knowledge Market research Industrial design Physical design Hardware design Embedded so-ware Manufacturing operaIons MarkeIng Sales etc
Antenna design RF engineering RF approvals Network-‐centric OS design Protocol design Physical security Network security Server so-ware Scalability Cloud operaIons Device management Ongoing security & support etc
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Fixing things with connecIvity
hTp://xkcd.com/927/
Fixing things with connecIvity
hTp://xkcd.com/927/
BECAUSE IT WORKS, YEAH?
Device Virtual Machines
Cloud Side Virtual Machines
Hardware
§ Scalable § Always on § Instant updates § REST APIs § HTTP endpoint per VM
§ App/OS isolaIon § Power management § Simple hardware APIs § Instant updates § Security as a service § Hardware independence
Electric Imp: the pla\orm to build secure, capable and scalable products with
BlinkUpTM: As easy as it looks
select a wifi network
enter the wifi pw, press send BlinkUp
hold the screen to the sensor during BlinkUp
your device is now securely connected
4G 8.00AM
network home
password ********
Send BlinkUp
café me café me
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4G 8.00AM Connect an Imp
home
work
other network
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