IoT Talks
Growing the IoT Ecosystem in Malaysia
Why an IoT ecosystem is very important for Malaysia? An ecosystem provide a "habitat" for the different players in the value chain which provide "food" and stimulate growth. A healthy ecosystem should support each other and not "killing" or "suppressing" any part of...
What is Exactly Parking 4.0?
Once upon a time, we used to park at the roadside and someone that claimed to be a parking attendant will collect your money as the parking fees. But you will know that this person is an illegal parking attendant. But nowadays, there are official carparks which was...
Malaysia IoT Board: Hibiscus Sense and FAVORIOT
MyInvent with the collaboration of Kay Jay introduced the Hibiscus Sense, which is an Internet of Things (IoT) development board powered by the mighty and popular dual-core ESP32 microcontroller, embedded with 3 sensors (APDS9960, BME280 & MPU6050) and 2 actuators...
The Easiest Way to Understand IoT via 7 Layers of OSI
Internet of Things have been defined by many parties in their own way and thus the original definition of IoT by Kevin Ashton might have evolved further. IoT itself is a combination of several technologies from hardware to connectivity to software. Thus, it's...
IoT Middleware – The Critical Missing Component in the IoT Value Chain
What's missing during the learning process of understanding and building an IoT solution? A lot of us tend to focus on the development of the sensors and devices including the dashboard to view the data stream. However, many forget that they require another important...
Overcoming the Challenges of Becoming IR 4.0
The year 2021 poses bigger challenges for many organisations due to the economic downturn. Since many are affected financially, they start to prioritise their internal projects. Bigger and ambitious projects might be taken aback by many companies. However, we know...
IoT Detect Potholes
Why complaints regarding potholes go unhindered? It can be various reasons, such as: No one makes the report Difficult to make report or not sure to whom should the report be sent Late in responding Budget constraints Basically, it boils down to reporting, escalating,...
Abusing the Word “Internet of Things” (IoT)
When the word "IoT" has become trendy, sometimes it can be abuse in many ways. People thought by using the word "IoT in their speech, they can be looked good and cool in the eyes of the audience. Also, we have seen many articles and even research proposals that...
Data Convergence – Digital Transformation, Industry 4.0 and Emerging Tech
A micro-podcast interview with Vijay Gunthi on Learn Data Convergence Micro Podcast: Digital Transformation.
Can You Really Trust IoT?
Do you trust IoT with your life? Or you can ask the other way around - do you trust the data that's being collected through IoT sensors? Just like you trust human, you might not be able to trust 100% their judgement because as humans, they have the possibility of...
Malaysia IoT Predictions in 2021
What's in store for Malaysia's IoT in the Year 2021? This is the first blog post in 2021. The whole world was badly impacted in the Year 2020 due to the pandemic Covid-19 in both losses of lives and jobs. One of the biggest impacts is in the travel and tourism sector....
IoT in the Universities
When we talk about IoT in Universities, we tend to discuss it within the scope of academic knowledge and research. It's true that the future IoT professionals in business and technology are being trained in Universities. However, we believed that it shouldn't be limit...
IoT Platform vs IoT Ecosystem
Sometimes people do mixed-up with both terms - platform and ecosystem. However, the simplest way to differentiate them is that the IoT platform is in the realm of technology. It can be in the form of middleware that resides in the cloud or on-premise. And the IoT...
Why Do We Monitor Our Cats Using IoT?
It's amazing how IoT can find its way to build solutions even for pets lovers. Just like humans, we track them due to two reasons - health and security. Thus, a similar solution can be built to track your pets. Tracking activity and biometric data on pets can identify...
Do You Really Need 5G for IoT?
The last 100 meters of connecting IoT devices are using technologies like RFID, ZigBee, Bluetooth and WiFi. But as we moved the IoT devices to the external world, there is a need to connect the Internet world that can extend the 100 meter coverage. That's where 2G...
