Internet of Things: Moving Beyond Platforms and Dashboards to Increased Business Productivity
With the rise of progressively sophisticated connected devices, we’re on the cusp of a new era of business productivity. With experts predicting the automation of more than half of all new businesses, running on the Internet of Things, and saving millions in increased productivity, it follows that business owners would want to know how the […]
How to unlock the value of your data with the Internet of Things (IoT)
The Internet of Things (or, IoT for short) is reshaping the world as we know it. From leisure to business to how we clock our hours at work. Inter-connected devices in our homes, in our cars and at the office are making our lives easier, faster and more productive in a myriad of ways. Data […]
Internet of Things: Moving Data From Machines to the Cloud
The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving transformation for enterprises, consumers, and governments alike. Technological advances such as smart speakers, machine learning, and 5G will boost efficiency and ensure increased control at home and in the workplace. Expectedly therefore, the number of IoT devices and the data these devices generate will markedly increase during the […]
Internet of Things: Five trends that will shape 2020 and beyond
Much has been written about the Internet of Things and the steady rise and disruptive impact of machines and their operations technology and how they communicate with each other as well as with the humans who use and control them. Using connected devices and smart sensors are changing, or are capable of changing, almost every […]
6 Characteristics you will find in a strong mobile app development team
January, a time for goals and planning the year, but also a good time to review the previous year for what worked and how to embed the processes and skills into our mobile app development teams. This January I started with reviewing 2017 with the teams and individuals that make Polymorph a success. In Five […]
IoT connectivity comparison (GSM vs LoRa vs Sigfox vs NB-Iot)
With the growing options for connectivity, JP Meijers and I took a look at the comparison between each. The vast majority of the IoT we build for our clients relies on GSM, Bluetooth and Wifi, but the personal projects within Polymorph are focused on using technology such as LoRaWAN. Thus, we ensure we are always […]
Providing Context to Increase Productivity with IoT Technology
In June, I was invited to present a talk at GeoIoT in Belgium, Brussels. The talk was centered around using BLE Beacons and GPS to increase productivity. Improving job productivity and efficiency is the focus for many companies and at Polymorph, we have been working with companies like Bloodhound in this area. This article looks […]
Animation as the language of interaction
In March, I gave a talk at the Cape Town International Animation Festival with Gerrit Kruger and then recently adapted the talk for students in animation. The talk spoke about animation as the language of interaction in Digital products, whether simple smartphone apps and websites, or immersive experiences in games and VR or AR. Most […]
Hello, is this the VR/AR experience you are looking for?
In the three days of VRDays, we watched and interacted with at least 10 VR/AR experiences. We aimed to spend time engaged, not only with the conference, but the technology exhibited. What experiences are being created? What stories were they telling? What activities are users enjoying? How? Why? What came out was a list of […]
How product innovation is impacting business process automation
Many people say that the changes in business, such as disruption or applying design thinking, are because technology has advanced. That is one side of the coin. Yes, technology has advanced. The reason we are able to do what we do is because we have the tools. The reason we have the tools is the […]
