Smart Industry No.1 2022
Smart Industry No.1 2022 - The IoT Business Magazine - powered by Avnet Silica
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contents Imprint<br />
CONTENTs<br />
03 Editorial<br />
04 Contents/Imprint<br />
06 <strong>Smart</strong> People<br />
24<br />
Welcome to the Metaverse<br />
Online communities have existed since at least the mid-1980s, but the metaverse could represent<br />
a whole new dimension. Imagine it as an online virtual world which incorporates augmented<br />
reality, virtual reality, 3D holographic avatars, video and other means of communication. As<br />
the metaverse expands, it will offer a hyper-real alternative world for you to coexist in.<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> Business<br />
12 The Man Machine: Building a Better Brain<br />
24 The Metaverse: No Time for Fun & Games<br />
29 Avnet Column: Gilles Beltran<br />
30 The Future of IoT<br />
34 Interview: Lou Lutostanski<br />
38 Why IoT Projects Fail<br />
42 IIoT: How to Eat an Elephant<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> Communications<br />
46 Keep on Trucking<br />
52 Taking Security to the Edge<br />
58 EV Charging: Current Trends<br />
58<br />
Current Trends<br />
The electric vehicle industry is on its way to market maturity but there are still twists in the road<br />
for stakeholders and customers. From accessibility and standardization issues to a lack of convenient<br />
and secure payment methods at charging stations, unresolved issues could still throw a<br />
spoke in the wheel of electric vehicles, leaving full adoption out of reach.<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> Lifestyle<br />
62 The <strong>Smart</strong>est City<br />
66 Internet of Trees: Fighting Forest Fires with IoT<br />
72 Taking 5G to the Max<br />
76 Interview: The World is Shrinking<br />
<strong>Smart</strong> Solutions<br />
78 Old Data for Sale<br />
82 Lidar<br />
86 Bernd Schöne: Liquid Software<br />
88 <strong>Smart</strong> Sensors: <strong>Smart</strong> Eyes for IoT<br />
90 <strong>Smart</strong> Companies<br />
92 One More Thing<br />
62<br />
The <strong>Smart</strong>est City<br />
Poblenau, formerly a run-down suburb of Barcelona, has reinvented itself as a neighbourhood<br />
buzzing with innovative startups, research centres and international businesses.<br />
Today, it is regularly touted as a template for urban, economic and social renewal, as well as<br />
a hotbed of IT innovation.<br />
98 Gerd Leonhard: The Future Looks Great!<br />
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