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Dave Evans

No longer with Cisco.

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November 18, 2013

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The Internet of Everything: Where Technology and Innovation Meet To Make the World a Better Place

3 min read

What will the future be like? As depicted in today’s popular movies and books, the future is either one of bright promise—where the world’s greatest problems have been solved by technology and greater human enlightenment—or it’s a dystopian world where today’s problems have only gotten worse, technology has gone bad, and the very survival of […]

October 24, 2013

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The Future of Wearable Technology: Smaller, Cheaper, Faster, and Truly Personal Computing

3 min read

For the past few years, industry pundits have been predicting the death of the personal computer. I look at it a bit differently—the personal computer is not dying, but is becoming even more personal. It is now something you’re going to wear—in your clothing, jewelry, shoes, glasses, watches, and even on your skin. The burgeoning […]

October 22, 2013

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An Internet of Everything Startup Spotlight: Alex Hawkinson, Founder & CEO, SmartThings

3 min read

Last month I kicked off a new series focusing on companies and start-ups that are helping to move the Internet of Everything (IoE) forward. Today, I am excited to share some insights from Alex Hawkinson, founder of SmartThings, a platform for automating connected objects. Alex shares an interesting perspective with us about the value of […]

October 14, 2013

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The Sidelines That Had a Big Win

2 min read

As the Internet of Everything continues to progress and more people, process, data and things begin to connect to each other, it’s getting easier to see how the future will fit together. The pieces of the IoE puzzle will no longer be disparate things, but a single, connected unit with technology at the core. A […]

Beyond Things: The Internet of Everything Takes Connections to the Power of Four

4 min read

Over the last year, I (and many of my colleagues) have spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of Everything (IoE) and how it’s transforming our world. I thought, however, it would be good to pause in this blog and clarify what we mean by the “Internet of Everything” in just a little […]

September 30, 2013

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Ask The Futurist: “How Will Mesh Networking Affect Robotics?”

2 min read

For as long as I remember, robots have always been cool. Perhaps it’s my passion for all things futuristic, but I don’t think I am alone in saying robots have provided a glimpse of what could be possible. Looking at today’s Internet of Everything (IoE) world, robots have advanced from the 1950s tin wind-up toy […]

September 12, 2013

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Ask The Futurist: “How Will the Internet of Everything Impact Teachers’ Roles in the Connected Classroom?”

2 min read

Chalkboards. Textbooks.  Stacks of papers and folders. All of these items can make anyone a little nostalgic and remind us of our time in primary and secondary school. While basic fundamentals remain the same, classrooms are evolving. The reason? The Internet. This year’s back-to-school season has sparked many conversations around the future of the classroom. […]

September 5, 2013

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An Internet of Everything Startup Spotlight: John Funge, Co-Founder & CEO, BrightContext

3 min read

Today I’m introducing a new series that focuses on the collective power of connections in the Internet of Everything (IoE) — and some of the new companies that are creating value from those connections. The industry is ripe with emerging IoE-focused startups that deserve to be recognized for their work in building the Internet of […]

August 27, 2013

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Why Connections (not Things) Will Change the World

2 min read

Much has been made of the “Internet of Things” and a growing array of “smart” things that will soon change nearly every aspect of our lives — from Google’s driverless car and iRobot’s Ava 500 video collaboration robot to “smart” pill bottles that will automatically renew a prescription and remind you when to take it. […]