Internet of Things archives
89 posts from 2016
The new Ubuntu Core 16 beta image is out!
By didrocks, 7 October 2016
The Snappy team is happy to announce the Feature Freeze of Ubuntu Core 16, which means all the major features planned for the stable series 16 image have...
Nextcloud Box: The first consumer device to run snaps
By Amrisha Prashar, 5 October 2016
Last month saw the release of the Nextcloud box – the first consumer equipment to run snaps! The box is a private cloud and IoT solution for home users,...
ROScon – the robotics conference for developers
By Amrisha Prashar, 5 October 2016
Did you know that the consumer drones market will sit at 67.7 million units annually by 2021? *That’s ten times more than 2015! This shows staggering growth...
10 desktop snaps written in September
By Didier Roche, 5 October 2016
We’ve been speaking a lot around snaps…and as a re-cap for those that may not know, snaps are a new way for developers to package their apps, bringing with it...
The making of the Nextcloud Box
By Guest, 29 September 2016
This is a guest post by Jos Poortvliet, Marketing and Communications Manager from Nexcloud. If you would like to contribute a guest post, please contact...
I took a circular saw to the Nextcloud box and you won’t believe…
By Victor Tuson Palau, 29 September 2016
…what happened next! Ok, ok.. sorry for the click-bait headline – but It is mainly true. I recently got a Nextcloud box , it was pretty easy to set up and...
Learning to snap with codelabs
By Canonical, 28 September 2016
I always felt that learning something new, especially new concepts and workflows usually works best if you see it first-hand and get to do things yourself. If...
First setup of my Nextcloud Box
By Canonical, 27 September 2016
Article cited below by Hagen Cocoate and source here Last Saturday at Nextcloud conference in Berlin the Nextcloud Box was announced. Frank said it’s a part...
Canonical joins Linaro and co-founds LITE project
By Thibaut Rouffineau, 26 September 2016
Canonical joins Linaro as one of the founding members of the LITE project, fostering collaboration and interoperability in the IoT and embedded space....
Rocket.chat, a new snap is landing on your Nextcloud Box and beyond
By Thibaut Rouffineau, 22 September 2016
Last week Nextcloud, Western Digital and Canonical launched the Nextcloud box, a simple box powered by a Raspberry Pi to easily build a private cloud storage...
Nextcloud Box – a private cloud and IoT solution for home users
By Thibaut Rouffineau, 16 September 2016
Companies launch Raspberry Pi-based device to enable consumers greater control over their data Stuttgart, Germany – September 16, 2016 – Nextcloud, Canonical...
The future of your smart home
By Maarten Ectors, 15 September 2016
You can’t hide from the Internet of Things [IoT] any more. IoT is mentioned in the press almost weekly now, if not daily. Even your grandmother is talking...