KS&R’s Digital Pulse
Social conversation across all digital topics has dipped (unsurprisingly) as we enter the final weeks of 2018; however, Internet of Things (IoT) continues to have steady social conversation relative to the other topics. One element of IoT that has seen increased conversation across different channels is the emerging technology called Smart Dust.
What is Smart Dust? Smart Dust is a network of many tiny systems that can detect light, temperature, vibration, magnetism, or chemicals. These miniaturized devices have sensors, cameras and communication mechanisms to transmit the data they collect back to a base in order to process.1
What are they saying about it? Social conversation related to Smart Dust is still ramping up however there has been a large spike starting around October 2018.
1https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/09/16/smart-dust-is-coming-are-you-ready/#3d0ea8a5e41a Visit our website www.ksrinc.com
The emerging technology has caught the attention of several industry giants including Gartner, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal.
5 Trends Emerge in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2018 (httpsi://gtnr.it/2vTTphv)
Smart Dust Is Coming. Are You Ready? (https://bit.ly/2Q3xtMK)
Here Comes ‘Smart Dust,’ the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air (https://on.wsj.com/2DcQqFs)
Much of the current social conversation is sourced from news and industry channels. The sentiment tends to be positive with many saying they are excited to see the new applications of this system. There are several applications, which appear to be on the horizon and span across industries: telecom (powering 5G), healthcare (diagnostic procedures without surgery), and technology (identify weaknesses and corrosion prior to a system failure).
“Is this the next step in IoT? A sensor that never needs to be need to be charged and can run forever?”
“A revolution is nigh. Get ready for tiny, always-on devices that will never need to be charged.”
“A world covered in sensors – no batteries or wires required? Meet the first wave of 'smart dust’.”
What’s next? We are interested to see if the social conversation related to Smart Dust continues to climb and the market reaction to this new technology.
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1https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2018/09/16/smart-dust-is-coming-are-you-ready/#3d0ea8a5e41a Visit our website www.ksrinc.com