June 2010
Gridlock: And You Think You've Got it Bad →
LA has the reputation, deserved or not, for having some of the worst traffic jams. Well, the pressure’s off. A first-ever global survey of motorists in 20 large cities conducted by IBM shows that…
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The Power of Data Visualization →
Check out the very cool graphics the New York Times is doing on the World Cup. They demonstrate the power of combining data and visualization.
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M-Health: Smartphone-Based Eye Exams For The... →
mobilebehavior:
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have created a smartphone-based eye exam system for people in developing countries. For just $1, the plastic lens attachment will provide a service that…
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The Biggest Challenge in Education →
infoneer-pulse:
“It is estimated that 90 percent of brain development occurs in the first three years of a child’s life. Children that are unprepared for kindergarten have a 10 percent chance of being able to read in the first grade. If you cannot read at grade level in the first grade, you have a 12 percent chance of reading at grade level in the fourth grade. And if you can’t read at grade...
Linux as a Catalyst for a Smarter Planet →
Editor’s Note: Following is an essay co-authored by Bob Sutor, vice president of open source and Linux for IBM, and Jean Staten Healy, director of cross-IBM Linux strategy for IBM. It describes…
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Monitor: Power from thin air | The Economist →
Wireless technology: It is already possible to send electricity without wires. Can devices be powered using ambient radiation from existing broadcasts?
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“This island city-state, thanks to its small size and a big public investment,...”
– Special Report - Technology - Singapore Gets Wired for Speed - NYTimes.com
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Delivering Smarter Healthcare →
The healthcare industry looks dramatically different than it did a year ago, giving rise to new opportunities for improvement all around—from how doctors capture and share medical information to how…
Jam gets sent to Coventry -- innovation spreads →
How do you involve thousands of people in shaping how a city should be run? In a word, Jam.
Coventry City Council in the UK is running the first city based Jam, to take the conversation beyond…
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Making Sense of SENSEable Cities →
IBM isn’t the only organization that thinks cities could be a lot “smarter.” For six years, students and faculty members at MIT’s SENSEable City Lab have been investigating the potential…
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“In a resolution adopted Tuesday, the European Parliament officially endorsed the...”
– Wireless Sensor Networks » Blog Archive » Parliament of Things
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smartercities:
rain collector skyscraper
‘capture the rain’ skyscraper is a building whose roof and external shell, which consists systems of gutters, are aimed at capturing as much rainfall as possible to meet the daily needs of its inhabitants. average daily consumption of water per person is 150 liters, out of which 85 liters may be replaced by rain water. within the last thirty years...
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New Era of Business Leaders →
Following is a guest post from David Miller, DePaul University.
In preparing for our launch of the new DePaul University Center for Data Mining and Predictive Analytics , I did a simple…
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Smarter Leaders ::: IBM: Today’s university... →
Today’s university students are extremely concerned with issues of globalization and sustainability, but only four out of 10 believe their education has prepared them to address these issues, according to a new IBM study designed to gauge the attitudes and opinions of the next-generation global…
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How To Accelerate Cancer Research While Sitting at... →
It turns out that at least one aspect of researching DNA, atoms, chemicals and minerals is surprisingly old fashioned. More to the point, scientists looking to produce pharmaceuticals, electronics…
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“IBM said on Tuesday it plans to expand its software and services business by...”
– IBM buys web analytics firm Coremetrics | Reuters
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“It’s time for a roundup of the latest read/write devices that Internet of Things...”
– Spime Watch: Internet of Things devices | Beyond The Beyond
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Watchspime:
API FOR THE WORLD
With a small bit of software and a tiny physical device any object with a power cord can become a networked object and connected to the web. It’s part of an effort to fill the gap between “smart” and low-tech devices. For eample a desk lamp could order itself new lightbulbs, or a Refrigerator could alert you to pick up milk in your car on your way home. The team...
IBM's Newest Research Lab Location: Brazil →
Last July 15, John E. Kelly III, director of IBM Research, conducted a daylong meeting of directors and department heads at lab headquarters in Yorktown Heights, New York. At one point, a presenter…
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What is "Big Data"?
bigdata:
According to ZDNet:
In simplest terms, the phrase refers to the tools, processes and procedures allowing an organization to create, manipulate, and manage very large data sets and storage facilities. Does this mean terabytes, petabytes or even larger collections of data? The answer offered by these suppliers is “yes.” They would go on to say, “you need our product to manage and make...
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IBM Researchers Create an Operating System for... →
The world is teaming with billions of sensors measuring everything from temperature and light to motion and video imagery. In the coming years, billions more of the tiny devices are expected to be…
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