The IoT Will Fundamentally Change and Challenge Your Business and Products. Are You Ready?

Mar/17/15

Many industrial and commercial product manufacturers, both established players and new entrants, are realizing the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT). According to a recent Business Insider survey, 62% of technology executives said that they had already adopted IoT-based systems or had plans to do so. Simply put, Internet connectivity can provide businesses with […]

Ecosystems, Not Features, Will Lead to Trillion Dollar IoT Promised Land

Feb/04/15

This is the first in a series of editorials from Electric Imp that will spotlight various IoT-related topics fundamental to businesses considering a connectivity strategy for their products or services. Though many connected products seem better suited for the Jetsons than the Joneses, the connected world is not far away – and its potential is […]

Roolen Chooses Electric Imp Platform to Add Connectivity to Breath, a Sleek and Smart Humidifier

Jan/07/15

Using a connectivity platform to bring Internet capability to a product line can provide a variety of benefits to appliance manufacturers, including greatly accelerated development time, significant cost savings and reduced time to market. Roolen, an innovative Taiwan-based manufacturer of appliances, was able to realize these gains and more by using the Electric Imp connectivity […]

Bring True Internet of Things Connectivity to Bluetooth Devices Through the Electric Imp Platform

Jan/07/15

Of the many useful features found in the innovative Electric Imp connectivity platform, flexibility is one of its key attributes. As an example, the Electric Imp API provides the tools to easily integrate other wireless communication protocols into an Internet-connected device, including Bluetooth. The Electric Imp platform uses WiFi to connect to the Internet because […]

Electric Imp Platform to Support Marvell’s Latest Single-Chip WiFi Microcontroller

Jan/06/15

Electric Imp today announced that the Electric Imp platform will support the new single-chip WiFi microcontroller available now for customer sampling and going into production in Q1 2015 from Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a worldwide leader in providing complete silicon solutions from mobile communications to storage, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud […]

Electric Imp Adds Information Snapshot in Ops Console

Nov/06/14

Electric Imp today added a new debugging tool to its Ops Console to give customers access to information about a specific device, imp or agent, whether it is in production, development or the factory. Using this new tool, customers with Ops Console permission can access information such as an imp’s last connection date, confirmation that […]