For most people the Internet is synonymous with the World Wide Web but the reality is that the Internet was born some six years earlier, on 1 January 1983 when the US Department of Defense switched its Arpanet network to using Internet Protocol (IP). This is not to decry the
Read MoreMost people have little concept of what the “Internet of Things” (IoT) is, and that’s assuming they’ve even heard the expression. Even industry insiders are struggling to grasp what it is going to take to realize the several tens of billions of devices, or “Things”, that could be connected to
Read MoreOne line of thought currently is that smartphones (and increasingly tablets) will be the user control interface for much electronic gadgetry in the near future; and particularly so in the home. As an example, I maintain a small basket of remote controllers for various pieces of entertainment equipment; I mean
Read MoreAt our recent Innovation Day event for media in Amsterdam, we showcased some of the key day-to-day applications using Zigbee Pro, a low-power RF networking technology which we think will be a key driver of the Internet of Things. We’re big fans of ZigBee at NXP, as you’ll see from
Read MoreNXP recently hosted a special Innovation Day for Europe’s leading electronics journalists. The event was held in the impressive Beurs van Berlage venue in Amsterdam, the site of the former Dutch stock exchange. As well as hearing about NXP’s visionary position in areas of innovation including the Internet of Things (IoT),
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