Internet of things – Page 11 – designswarm {thoughts}

Map of Internet of Things companies in the UK & Europe

I was invited at the Houses of Parliament to come and speak about the bottom-up internet of things community and as one of the only people below the age of 40, the only woman speaker and the only one not involved in a multi-billion pound organisation, it was easy to stand out. I’m very grateful… Continue reading Map of Internet of Things companies in the UK & Europe

Internet of Things: a European advantage?

I just came back from showcasing Good Night Lamp at the Launch Festival (thanks Jason for inviting us). If you don’t know it, it’s a fairly local San Francisco event for startups, and we were one of a handful of startups that had a physical component to them. Here are some quick thoughts on what… Continue reading Internet of Things: a European advantage?

CES: tips for first time exhibitors

So I just came back from CES. The Good Night Lamp had a booth there where we launched our Kickstarter campaign and I thought I’d share what I learnt. 1. It’s expensive but worth it. I booked the booth back in June 2012. It was a convenient deadline to push product development forward and I’m… Continue reading CES: tips for first time exhibitors

Little Printer unboxing

While Le Web is underway and seems to concern itself mostly with data, I received my very own Little Printer. That’s the real Internet of Things. THINGS!

The financial art of Kickstarter UK

Thought this might be helpful to share. I was looking at Kickstarter UK and amongst the concerns about making things, fulfilling rewards and trying to raise money at the same time, the financials can be quite a headache. This is a budget form, you just have to fill your numbers in and see the effect… Continue reading The financial art of Kickstarter UK

A year of #iotlondon

Next month i will have been co-organising Cosm’s Internet of Things London Meetup for a year. When Usman and Ed approached me, the attendance was around 20 and the group had around 140 members. After a year, the meetup has attracted 906 members , between 40 and 70 actually attend every month, the meetup sells… Continue reading A year of #iotlondon

When things are people

I think an area we don’t quite talk enough about is the link between the internet of things and anthropomorphisation. When our things start to speak, who is to say we won’t assign values and behaviours to them like we do to people. Is that good, might that curb consumption? Will ponder some more. via… Continue reading When things are people

Incubating the internet of things in London

So you have an internet of things startup? I have one, my friends have one, and Kickstarter is coming to the UK. But really, money is only one part of the entrepreneurial equation. With the brith of IOTWorks last week in Boston, really, the only question is: why not in London? I have been living… Continue reading Incubating the internet of things in London

Thoughts for an Internet of Things education

I went to see New Designers last week in London, a yearly pilgrimage. I went to product design school at the beginning of the century and I was really hoping that in a digital age, things would feel, well, modern. They didn’t really. If you’ve never been, ND is a fair for product design graduates… Continue reading Thoughts for an Internet of Things education

Advertising & the internet of things: an FAQ

I’ve been asked to speak at Saachi in a few weeks about the internet of things. I’ve had clients before who were agencies before and we did some fantastic work together but I’ve also had 15 minute conversations with agency types asking more or less the same questions or interpreting the internet of things in… Continue reading Advertising & the internet of things: an FAQ