André Lemos, Escritor, Professor Titular da Faculdade de Comunicação da UFBA, Pesquisador 1A do CNPq. Carnet online desde 2001.
Every once in a while, I am asked what I “make.” A hack day might require it, or a conference might ask me to describe “what I make” so it can go on my name tag. I’m always uncomfortable with it. I’m uncomfortable with any culture that encourages you take on Leia mais… »
The smart city is, to many urban thinkers, just a buzzphrase that has outlived its usefulness: ‘the wrong idea pitched in the wrong way to the wrong people’. So why did that happen – and what’s coming in its place, asks Steven Poole Source: www.theguardian.com “Why do smart cities Leia mais… »
Connecting: Makers from Microsoft Design on Vimeo.
Aggregate data and decision making are being hoarded by a few technology companies with powerful data infrastructure. Does it have to be this way? Or could we create a future in which this data infrastructure is available for use by anyone in the world? Source: www.technologyreview.com See on Scoop.it Leia mais… »
Em janeiro de 2015 começamos o projeto “AUGMENTED URBANITY AND SMART TECHNOLOGIES: HOW “SMART” ARE OUR CITIES BECOMING?”, vencedor do edital NEWTON FUND (UK) e que reúne pesquisadores das Universidades de Durham e Plymouyth no Reino Unido e da PUC-PR e FACOM-UFBA para discutir o tema das “cidades inteligentes”. Mais Leia mais… »
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Routers on 600 buses and taxis allow free Internet access and collect data for city planners. Source: www.technologyreview.com See on Scoop.it – Lab404 – Digital Media, Network and Space Lab
Should you believe the hype on the Internet of Things? Can it really be the (NBTE) Next Biggest Thing Ever? Gartner thinks there will be 26 billion “Internet of Things” units by 2020. Not to be outdone, IDC predicts 212 billion “things”. Source: linkis.com See on Scoop.it – Lab404 – Leia mais… »
Security professionals need to increase their understanding of IPv6 and the new threats that it and the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring. Source: securityintelligence.com See on Scoop.it – Lab404 – Digital Media, Network and Space Lab
The European Union plans to tighten-up data protection by passing regulations – not a directive – that will be applicable not just in the EU, but globally Source: m.computing.co.uk See on Scoop.it – Lab404 – Digital Media, Network and Space Lab