Hurricane Sandy Tide Levels

October 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Just in case you haven’t heard, there is a giant storm heading towards the East Coast of the United States caused by Hurricane Sandy. If you need more evidence that something is going to happen, you can check out our tide level data that we collect from around Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Storms of this size affect all kinds of weather system data such as pressure, temperature, and tide levels. A recipe for anticipating a major event is when you see the pressure drop and see a change in the amplitude of the tide levels. As you can see below, the tide levels are shifted upwards by 15″ to 20″. Please, stay safe! We will do the same thing as we button-down the hatches at ioBridge HQ.

Hurricane Sandy Tide Levels in Cape Cod

At one of the marinas, we have a security camera setup running off of an APC battery backup system. Here’s what really high tides look like.

Hurricane Sandy Tide Levels Security Cam

Here’s another photo of a dock submerged under water:

Hurricane Sandy Tides Dock Under Water

The system is running an ioBridge Gateway with connected battery-powered sensors over an XBee radio network. The tide level sensors are MaxBotix ultrasonic level sensors. Check out the Technology Review article, Cape Cod is Tweeting, Thanks to the Internet of Things, for more information about our tide project or contact us.

[via TideAlerts.com]

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ioBridge joins the Geoweb Summit Internet of Things Panel

October 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment

ioBridge will be joining the Geoweb Summit’s Internet of Things Panel on November 8, 2012 in Brooklyn, New York. We are excited to be selected by the Geoweb Forum and to work along side geoweb pioneers such as Brouha, Cybra, and IBM.

“The geoweb connects the digital realm to physical location, through location-based services, hyperlocal media, digital out-of-home and augmented reality. Geoweb Forum is a community platform for pioneers in the emerging geoweb industry.”

Geoweb Summit Internet of Things

Meet the Geoweb Summit Internet of Things Panel:

Hans Scharler is the co-founder of ioBridge, an Internet of Things application platform that makes it simple and cost-effective to Internet-enable devices and products.

Chaz Mee is co-founder and CEO of Brouha, an RFID based presence aware mobile marketing network.

 

Sheldon Reich is VP of Solutions at Cybra, the developer of EdgeMagic RFID control software and MarkMagic bar code labels, RFID tags, and electronic forms software.

Jack Mason is the strategic programs and social media leader at IBM Global Business Services.

 

“We will be discussing our initiatives regarding the intersection of location-based services and the Internet of Things using our RealTime.io platform for real-time services,” said Hans Scharler, President, Software at ioBridge.

Registration for the Geoweb Summit is available at geowebsummit.com.

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Raspberry Pi Smart Target #piday #raspberrypi

October 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

[Noel] posted a tutorial on Instructables on how to build a “Raspberry Pi Smart Target” using a Raspberry Pi and an ioBridge Serial LCD screen. This target tracks and plays sound effects when it gets hit by a flying monkey. It also updates the new Oracle Social Network and Twitter with status updates and photos from a Dropcam. Noel released this project at the Oracle Open World 2012 and it was a hit. Everyone was having fun flinging monkeys at their target.

[via Instructables]

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ioBridge Issued Patent for Connecting Devices to the Internet

October 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

We are proud to announce that ioBridge has been issued US Patent 8,271,629, “Module-based Device Interaction System”. The patent covers core technology developed by ioBridge to make it easy to Internet-enable devices or services. This represents a lot of research and development which started back in 2000 when Jason and I began working together on how to build systems based on devices distributed around the Internet and Wide Area Networks. We also collaborated with Il Park who is an expert in neural networks and cryptography. From the start, we baked in a security model and encryption techniques on the same level as banking systems. We know this is an important innovation for the emerging Internet of Things and often overlooked by the swarm of newcomers and rehashers. Patent 8,271,629 applies to the technology suite provided by ioBridge, including the IO-204 Web Gateway Module, associated Web services, and the RealTime.io cloud infrastructure for Iota-enabled devices and services.

“This patent is an important example of how we are innovating and creating value for our customers and partners,” said Dr. Robert Mawrey, CEO of ioBridge, Inc. ”Our technology opens up a whole world of possibilities. Interactive toys, healthcare devices, and traditional M2M applications are taking advantage of low-cost connectivity and cloud services. This is a very exciting time for ioBridge and its partners.”

[via GlobeNewswire]

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ioApp is now on Google Play for Android Devices

October 1, 2012 By 1 Comment

It’s here, the Android App that you have been looking for… ioApp for Android is now available on Google Play for Android devices. This app works on Android 2 – 4.1, and we tried to format it for tablets and small screens. ioApp gives you access to a custom dashboard from your smart device. All you need to do is sign in with your ioBridge user account, touch Widgets, and select the Widgets that you want to see when you sign into the app. In this version of the app we now support Chart and HTML App widgets and ioBridgePro.com users. We will be making similar updates to the iPhone app soon.

ioApp for Android - ioBridge Dashboard Widgets

A special thanks to all of the beta testers on the new app!

Download ioApp via Google Play and access your ioBridge widgets today. Check out our mobile apps product page for more apps.

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