The End of Ignorance from Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino This is a transcript of my talk for Webstock ’16. I’ve been thinking about where the internet of things sits in the grand scheme of the human experience and I’ve come to some conclusions I’d like to share with you. On ignorance The word ignorant is an adjective… Continue reading The End of Ignorance
Category: Internet of things
A Good Death.
A Good Death. On December 18th, my dad died with his mouth open. We all die with our mouth open. But we don’t all die a good death. His was dignified and peaceful and worth sharing. It was a death surrounded by loved ones. A death in silence, without much pain. A death in a world… Continue reading A Good Death.
The year of the Good Night Lamp
I’ve been a bit quiet about the the Good Night Lamp but this year was major. I actually made and shipped lamps around the world. Here is a rather long breakdown of how I did it, how much it cost and what’s next. A bit of history I had the idea in 2005 as a student… Continue reading The year of the Good Night Lamp
What does it do? A proposal for connected product labelling.
The problem with connected products is (among other things) that they have a life beyond our actual use of them. Data is collected by manufacturers about how we use our lightbulbs, wristbands, thermostats and more. That data is collected at a particular rate and we often don’t have access to… Continue reading What does it do? A proposal for connected product labelling.
Ten years of the internet of things through the eyes of Gartner
The end of the summer marks the return to school and a time to digest our favorite summer publication: the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies Chart. Every year I feel a bit confused about this graph. Folks in B2B sectors swear by it and have pointed out that in the last two years the internet of things reached… Continue reading Ten years of the internet of things through the eyes of Gartner
How to get people to make things for you
We’re a week away from the deadline for the Smart Oxford Challenge and I was asked if this was a hackathon. That expression and the format it has come to represent gives me the heeby-jeebies so I wanted to share why, and what makes the Challenge different. This is coming from ten years of organising events… Continue reading How to get people to make things for you
HOME/SICK : the new nature of things in a connected world
I was asked some months ago by the Science Gallery in Dublin to join the curation team to help choose pieces for the HOME/SICK exhibition which is opening to the public tomorrow. We were presented with a number of artworks which would fit within traditional boundaries such as sculpture, architecture, video work, paintings but the team… Continue reading HOME/SICK : the new nature of things in a connected world
Placebos, invisibility & just enough information: a long term informal study of wearables
Last November, after a month away for client work and visiting family in New Zealand & Australia I decided to buy an activity tracker. When at home in London I can clock 10K of walking easily. When I’m travelling, all activity ceases. So I wanted to try out a so-called “wearable”. I did what ever… Continue reading Placebos, invisibility & just enough information: a long term informal study of wearables
February
A list of what we’re up to at the moment: – We’re working with a very large client at the moment helping them plan and find partners for a hardware project. Hopefully more on that in the next months. – We’ve been giving SevenLeague a bit of advice on an exciting project they have for one of their sports… Continue reading February
The Internet of things for the common man & woman
I took part in the Digital Catapult Advisory Meeting this afternoon and we were presented an exam question: How do you sell #iot to the average man/woman? Here’s my suggestions of things to say to people who ask this in the pub (note: this will possibly never happen): – Making sure your grandfather can stay healthy &… Continue reading The Internet of things for the common man & woman