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Will IoT go mainstream in 2016?
I believe 2016 won’t be the year that starts the mainstream adoption of IoT technologies in the enterprise. The market remains incredibly crowded and most enterprises still haven’t developed the necessary level of knowledge and awareness of enterprise IoT solutions to become adopters. However, we think that in 2016 IoT will establish itself as a foundational piece of the next generation of enterprise software solutions. Additionally, I think the market will experience a decent level of consolidation, and this will clearly identify front-runners from second places.
”Before you get too excited, this is just a concept at this stage.
Chaotic Moon is pitching this idea for Tech Tats, a collection of biosensors sitting on your skin. The idea is less like laying a circuit board onto your hand, as the video above shows, and more like having a slightly more protrusive tattoo with a bunch of chips on it.
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The company has not said when it plans to put the first generation of tech tats on the market. Currently, its tech tats must be applied by hand. First, the special ink is painted on the skin with a brush. Then the small hardware components are fixed onto the area; they are tiny enough to require tweezers for application. But Chaotic Moon anticipates the version it will sell to consumers would come in a package similar to a box of Band-Aids and be applied like a temporary tattoo—with just some pressure and a little water.
(via Internet of Things: Lighting up modern workspaces on Microsoft Channel 9)