How to learn & build
the internet of things.
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino / [email protected] / @iotwatch
Tinker London 2007-2010
Good Night Lamp March 2012
Interaction Design Institute Ivrea 2004-2006
EyeHub 2013
Connected Economy Catapult Connected Product Studio
2014
When we embed connectivity in everyday objects. Every day products we design with an understanding of the web.
What is #iot?
Hardware (open/closed)
Connectivity
(wifi, zigbee/radio, GSM)
Battery life
Standards
Privacy
Security
Things
Things
Quantified Self
Homes
Cities / Transport
App-cessories Augmented products New products
There are 3 types of #iot products
Products which are dependant on the use of a mobile phone app.
App-cessories
Nike + (2006)
ZowPow
CubeSensors
Molly (Mint Digital)
Ugle (Voy Oslo)
BleepBleeps
Embedding connectivity in an already existing product.
Augmented objects
Ambient Umbrella
Photine (Nine Studios)
Nike Fuel / Fitbit / Jawbone
Thermostats (Nest / Hive)
Keylocks (August / Calypso)
New designs and new behaviours.
New products
Nabaztag / Karotz (2006)
Google Glass
Little Printer / Berg Cloud
Good Night Lamp
DESIGN
ICT
HARDWARE
IOT
A multi-disciplinary approach to innovation
Creativity
Platforms
Tools
IOT
A multi-disciplinary approach to education
This is about education & physical spaces.
2 visions of innovation
vs
Interaction Design Institute Ivrea
arduino.cc
Open source hardware & software prototyping platform. Prototype ideas in 1h. playground.arduino.cc/Main/ManualsAndCurriculum
Arduino
1M units sold around the world since 2007. £62 for a kit store.arduino.cc
Arduino
Botanicalls (ITP, 2007)
Plant monitors now
Easybloom Parrot Koubachi Plantlink Moistly
Kits (Little Bits, Makey Makey)
Kits (Arduino, RasberryPi)
Open source
Accessible coding
Scratch (MIT)
Modkit (MIT)
Xively
Why is the UK leading the way?
tinyurl.com/iotmap13
Shoreditch Silicon Roundabout
TechCity
ART ADVERTISING
DESIGN STUDENTS
FINANCE
TECH STARTUPS
IOT
IOT meetup (@iotlondon)
MakieLab (Technology Strategy Board funded)
Little Printer / Berg Cloud (VC funded)
Japan Geiger Maps (Open IDEO)
What can you do here?
Hardware (open/closed)
Connectivity
(wifi, zigbee/radio, GSM)
Battery life
Standards
Privacy
Security
Things
The march of progress
Challenges for education
Multi-disciplinary BA & MA courses Engaging with industry from day 1 Contributing to open source projects Attract Western talent
Support & create incubators (Springboard, Hxl8r, Tech/Stars, Highway1)
Makespace, Cambridge
Host an #iot meetup now!
#iotlondon #iotparis #iotbcn
#iotberlin #iotsyd #iotmel #iotsf
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