When making things smart is actually a dumb idea…

It is funny how we think sometimes, says Larry Bellehumeur of Novotech Technologies. In a world that is already complex, we seem to find ways to make it more complex, but do so with the thinking that we are making things easier.

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It’s 7:00 am on Boxing Day. Is this a good time for an Internet outage at Best Buy?

With growing wish lists and excess spending around the holidays, many people are looking for ways to save money. For some this may mean waiting for the much anticipated deals associated with Boxing Day door crashers.

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How did we ever keep kids alive before IoT?

The other day, I was helping my neighbours with a backyard project. While doing this, they were using a video-based monitoring tool on their smartphone to keep watch on their infant daughter who was sleeping.

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Want to never be wrong? Become an IoT forecaster

I have been heavily involved in the stock trading market for a long time. I’ve done well for myself, usually beating the market handily most years. I’ve even been lucky enough to be featured in a number of periodicals…

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Why a robot may be a fairer judge than a human

Late last year, I had the pleasure of being called for jury duty. During the proceedings, where the defendant was accused of armed robbery among other offences, the judge mentioned that there were actually two trials going on. For this one, a jury was being selected, but for the other one, the defendant opted for

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Simple monitoring: Smart homes are just the beginning

(BLOG): August 19, 2013  — To start … Simple Monitoring was a term I came up with to refer to the monitoring/reporting of simple, easy to understand variables such as temperature, humidity and motion, says Larry Bellehumeur.  It differs from Advanced Monitoring that can monitor dozens (or hundreds, even thousands) of variables and report them

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The killer M2M app: It’s closer than you think…

(BLOG by Larry Bellehumeur) June 9, 2013 — Hello and thanks for reading. I remember when I first started in the world of wireless data and everyone was always looking for the ‘killer app’.  While I have never heard a formal definition, I think it would be something like: Killer App: an app that crosses

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Aeris and Novotech announce partnership to drive distribution of M2M services

San Jose, California, USA. August 28, 2012 — Cellular carrier Aeris® Communications is partnering with Novotech Technologies, a global distributor of wireless, M2M products, services and solutions to deliver M2M connectivity services. Novotech will now begin distributing products connected by Aeris’ intelligent machine-to-machine framework.

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