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Energy Harvesting- A New Hope
2-April-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
Following up on the previous energy harvesting article, a new breakthrough at MIT could make a big difference in the future.
Read MoreModularity and Architecture- The Importance of ...
1-April-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
Products designed with modularity and architecture in mind are inherintly more flexible, customizable and adaptable to future changes in technology and markets.
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Energy Advances for IoT
25-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
As IoT deployments increase in number, they will drive a demand for better power sources. We examine here a few advances in energy storage and harvesting.
Read MoreReading Recommendation: Creativity, by The Oat...
24-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
I’m a fan of The Oatmeal. It’s original, the creator has a unique- and cute, illustration style. It’s published at an irregular pace- whenever the author, Matthew Inman, has something to publish. Creativity can’t be rushed, which he elegantly posits in this rather long, beautifully-illustrated comic. Matt has a unique point of view. My own
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Tracking your Runs
23-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
An overview of my three, favorite running apps- FITIV Pulse, Strava and MapMyRun. Each one has its strength, so I run with all three at once.
Read MoreBook Recommendation: The Design of Everyday Th...
19-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
Check out the quintessential book The Design of Everyday Things, by Don Norman.
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Agents of Change
15-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
Society goes through an inflection point every generation or so. With COVID-19 as an Agent of Change, we may be at such a point. Let's examine what technology will help and how it will change as a result.
Read MoreThe Connected Gym: Exploring the Benefits
9-March-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
The concept of a fully Connected Gym was set up in incremental stages from the easiest to the more complex. Tier 1 explained just setting up automated check-in, which also gives you check out. It can integrate with your existing system. In addition, if there is a wearable component, the act of checking in and
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The Connected Gym: Tier 3- Sensor Fusion
24-February-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
In the previous articles Connected Gym, Part 1 and Part 2, we examined how to outfit your club with a system to allow automatic capture of workouts in the club using a smart watch and beacons. Part 1 described a minimum setup that has a clear set of benefits. Part 2 expanded that across the
Read MoreThe Connected Gym: Tier 2- Adding Beacons
15-February-2020 By Jeffrey Cooper
Part 2 of the Connected Gym series. Once you've got automated check-in, the next step is to expand the solution and cover the club. The benefit is a wealth of new analytical data to make your club more efficient and identify new sources of revenue, and most easily identify upsells.
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