Internet of Things archives
54 posts from 2018
Ubuntu events in November
By James Nunns, 19 October 2018
November is just around the corner, winter jumpers are being dug out from the back of the wardrobe and it’s now acceptable to put the heating on. Although...
Infographic: Snaps in numbers
By Canonical, 18 October 2018
Coinciding with the release of Ubuntu 18.10 today, we have celebrated the exceptional adoption of snaps by sharing the infographic below. From popular snaps...
Canonical collaborates with Eurotech on edge computing solutions
By Canonical, 16 October 2018
Coinciding with IoT World Solutions Congress in Barcelona this week, Canonical is pleased to announce a dual-pronged technological partnership with Eurotech...
Digital signage: the face of the smart city revolution
By Guest, 10 October 2018
This is a guest blog by Jody Smith, Product Manager at Broadsign. Around the world, smart city projects are popping up with unique solutions to longstanding...
Design and Web team summary – 8 October 2018
By Anthony Dillon, 8 October 2018
Snappy Whitelist/ Blacklist territories for your snaps We’ve recently implemented the ability to include or exclude your Snap in certain territories. This...
How mir-kiosk enables a graphical IoT using Mir
By Alan Griffiths, 4 October 2018
If you have a problem… if you just need support for one fullscreen application… and, if you can use snaps… maybe you can use… mir-kiosk. Many devices need to...
Fing: future-proofing Fingbox the IoT home network monitoring device
By James Nunns, 3 October 2018
As many as 20.4 billion internet of things devices are estimated to be in use by 2020, according to Gartner, with consumer products making up 63% of this...
IoT Graphics: Mir Release 1.0
By Alan Griffiths, 21 September 2018
The Mir team is pleased to announce the milestone release of Mir 1.0.0. This is the first major release targeted at IoT device makers and enthusiasts looking...
Robots that run Ubuntu
By James Nunns, 13 September 2018
The home for innovators, Ubuntu is a place where developers can create what previously lived solely in the realms of fiction. The internet of things, the...
Moving towards a software defined IoT business model
By Sarah Dickinson, 29 August 2018
Fig 1: The journey to a software-defined business model The opportunity to capitalise on the internet of things is significant for many companies, but that...
Snapcraft at Europython 2018
By Juan Real, 17 August 2018
In July, several members of our advocacy and design teams went to Europython 2018 in Edinburgh. It was a really well-organised event, mixing great speakers...
Design and Web team summary – 13 August 2018
By Anthony Dillon, 13 August 2018
Welcome to the latest work and updates from the design and web team. The team manages all web projects across Canonical. From www.ubuntu.com to the Juju GUI...