Steven Max Patterson
Steven Max Patterson lives in Boston and San Francisco where he follows and writes about trends in software development platforms, mobile, IoT, wearables and next generation television. His writing is influenced by his 20 years' experience covering or working in the primordial ooze of tech startups.
How Cisco drives its industrial IoT business forward
Industrial IoT development is complicated and slow growing. Cisco is seeing some success, though, thanks to its IoT ecosystem of customers, partners and expert innovators.
Rebuttal to Daring Fireball: FreeBSD, Intel and Microsoft did save the Mac
Daring Fireball claimed 10 errors in one of my posts, citing only one. Here are the details about how FreeBSD, Intel and Microsoft saved the Mac.
How the internet of sound eliminates billions of IoT sensors
Hackathon winners cleverly avoid the billions of IoT sensor truck rolls needed to help visually impaired people navigate by using sounds instead of sensors.
How to build low-cost IoT sensor networks
Researchers designed an IoT network using sound and motion sensors that estimates public space utilization. The ideas can be applied to other IoT sensor networks.
What the IoT industry can learn from Apple’s revival of the Mac
IoT growth depends on an open ecosystem. It cannot wait, nor can it be like Apple and take from the ecosystem without contributing.
Will machine learning save the enterprise server business?
Server makers may be turning to industry verticals such as machine learning to restore growth.
Pub/Sub model could connect IoT devices without carrier networks
The Publisher/Subscriber model could circumvent the long wait for ubiquitous IoT connectivity.
How Microsoft’s self-soaring sailplane improves IoT, digital assistants
Microsoft researchers built an autonomous sailplane to answer a scientific question that applies to building robust digital assistants, IoT devices and autonomous vehicles.
5 reasons why device makers cannot secure the IoT platform
Security standards will not protect the emerging IoT platform that will remain vulnerable until post-platform security arrives.
IoT privacy: 30 ways to build a security culture
To improve IoT security and privacy, both IoT device makers and developers must do their part. Here's how.
Using IoT to keep Mt. Washington hikers safe, predict weather
An early IoT adopter, the Mount Washington Observatory uses an ensemble of radios and sensors to monitor weather and alert hikers and observatory personnel.