Embedded Computing Design

I tend to favor GPS over the Internet when thinking of the amazing technologies born in my lifetime. GPS embodies mobility and freedom, the same benef...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is booming and consumers looking to build a smart home are able to reap some of the great opportunities and benefits that...

We've all been there - the project is going well, milestones are being met, and both management and engineering are happy. Production dates are rollin...

Embedded platforms are succumbing to the lure of low cost, often commercial, poor quality alternatives that contradict the very foundations of embedde...

The buzz about the Internet of Things (IoT) in the past few years has been accompanied by growing concerns about security. Researchers at Proofpoint h...

When we talk about the frustration of a mobile phone powering down, we're talking about an emotion felt by somewhere around seven billion subscribers...

Intel's IoT Hackathon merges TechShop and Twitter

With the union of analog and digital in the IoT, take a moment to consider the attack vectors for cyber-physical systems.

Software layering is a traditional way to handle complex software requirements. The resulting software is often referred to as a "software stack." Com...

In the previous article, Valter Minute discussed the architecture in general and the advantages of asymmetric (also known as heterogeneous) multicore...

Many would argue that the consumer and Industrial internet of Things (IoT) are improving the quality of our lives and the environment by reducing poll...

During the Afghanistan conflict, it was widely reported that insurgents were intercepting and displaying the unencrypted video feeds from UAVs using i...

Everybody knows that the Internet of Everything (IoE) aims to connect everything we use and do online and means that we are on the verge of a new indu...

When thinking about some recent (mostly technical) announcements, I can't help but think of Schumpeter's concept of creative destruction. Feared by th...

I just downloaded the Internet of Things for Dummies book, which is authored by Raco Wireless. Clearly (I hope), I don't qualify as a dummy when it co...

For years, the emerging smart home market has been primarily controlled by closed platforms - systems that force the consumer into purchasing devices...

As someone who's been in the verification field for many years, when I hear big data, I don't immediately think of massive amounts of personal data be...

Previously I discussed asymmetrical multicore and how it can used in scenarios that need real-time response times and rich user interface and/or conne...

Customers are more demanding than ever before - market pressures now force very frequent updates of components and systems. Given the significant amou...

You’ve got the hardware to make your own DIY projects, but what about the software to make it do what you want it to do? Though some makers can...