Summary: <p>In this week's Podcast co-host Kevin Garber talks with Maciej Kranz about the Internet of Things (IoT). Maciej Kranz is the author of the New York Times bestselling 'Building the Internet of Things: Implement New Business Models, Disrupt Competitors, Transform Your Industry'. </p> <p>Maciej is also Vice President of Strategic Innovation at Cisco.</p> <p>Some of the topics that we cover in our chat with Maciej Kranz include:</p> <ul> <li>History of the term “Internet of Things” (IoT).</li> <li>Considering IoT as “everything connecting to everything”. </li> <li>Why the main role of IoT today is about generating the data that creates business opportunities. </li> <li>Common misconception that IoT is happening primarily in the consumer space.</li> <li>The IoT as a foundation for a true revolution that will include AI, augmented reality and bioengineering. </li> <li>The challenge faced when attempting to create “smart cities” and how we can make smart cities work. </li> <li>Barcelona as an example of a smart city and some of the benefits that have flowed to the people of Barcelona.</li> <li>How IoT can reduce the 2% of GDP worth of wasted resources spent by people stuck in traffic jams or looking for parking.</li> <li>Why known vulnerabilities are the biggest risk to the IoT industry.</li> <li>IoT and the blockchain - both helping to provide a holistic view of the supply chain and providing visibility and trust with respect to the the source of the products that we use. </li> </ul> <p>This week in the Tech News: - Autonomous delivery robots to soon hit the streets in the US city of Virginia. - Google Maps can now help you remember where you parked your car</p>
