Internet of Things

didrocks
7 October 2016

The new Ubuntu Core 16 beta image is out!

Article Internet of Things

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 landed, and the upcoming weeks will consist exclusively of stabilization and polishing. Ubuntu Core is an operating system entirely based on snaps. Even the...

didrocks
7 October 2016

Amrisha Prashar
5 October 2016

Nextcloud Box: The first consumer device to run snaps

Article Internet of Things

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, giving consumers a way to take back control over their personal data. It consists of a hard drive, case and is complemented by a Raspberry Pi

Amrisha Prashar
5 October 2016

ROScon – the robotics conference for developers

Article Internet of Things

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 that reflects the sheer importance of the Robotics market now and in years to come. Not only will every industry be impacted, but new categories will be created

Amrisha Prashar
5 October 2016

Didier Roche
5 October 2016

10 desktop snaps written in September

Article Desktop

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 many advantages over the more traditional package formats such as .deb, .rpm, and others. They are secure, isolated and allow apps to be rolled back

Didier Roche
5 October 2016

Guest
29 September 2016

The making of the Nextcloud Box

Article Internet of Things

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 ubuntu-devices@canonical.com The story of the Nextcloud box – a feature in our upcoming webinar – learn more here. In 2010, Frank Karlitschek founded the ownCloud...

Guest
29 September 2016

Victor Tuson Palau
29 September 2016

I took a circular saw to the Nextcloud box and you won’t believe…

Article Internet of Things

…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 here are some great instructions. But this box is not just a Nextcloud box, it is a box of unlimited possibilities. In just a

Victor Tuson Palau
29 September 2016

Canonical
28 September 2016

Learning to snap with codelabs

Article Internet of Things

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 you experience directly how your actions influence the system you’re working with, the new connections in your brain form much more quickly. Didier and I talked a while

Canonical
28 September 2016

Canonical
27 September 2016

First setup of my Nextcloud Box

Article Internet of Things

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 of his promise/desire to make the world a better place by bringing your data home. How can the world be a better place with Nextcloud Box? What is Nextcloud

Canonical
27 September 2016

Thibaut Rouffineau
26 September 2016

Canonical joins Linaro and co-founds LITE project

Article Internet of Things

Canonical joins Linaro as one of the founding members of the LITE project, fostering collaboration and interoperability in the IoT and embedded space. “Linaro the collaborative engineering organization developing open source software for the ARM® architecture, today announced the launch of the Linaro IoT and Embedded...

Thibaut Rouffineau
26 September 2016

Thibaut Rouffineau
22 September 2016

Rocket.chat, a new snap is landing on your Nextcloud Box and beyond

Article Internet of Things

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 service at home . With the Nextcloud box, you are already securely sharing files with your colleagues, friends, and/or family. The team at Rocket.chat has been...

Thibaut Rouffineau
22 September 2016

Thibaut Rouffineau
16 September 2016

Nextcloud Box – a private cloud and IoT solution for home users

News Internet of Things

Companies launch Raspberry Pi-based device to enable consumers greater control over their data Stuttgart, Germany – September 16, 2016 – Nextcloud, Canonical and WDLabs, are today launching the Nextcloud Box, a secure, private, self-hosted cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) platform giving consumers a way to take back...

Thibaut Rouffineau
16 September 2016

Maarten Ectors
15 September 2016

The future of your smart home

Article Internet of Things

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 about IoT. Smart thermostats, devices that listen to and understand you, buttons you push to get products delivered, smart televisions, fridges, washing machines,...

Maarten Ectors
15 September 2016

Why open source matters to the IoT market

Article Internet of Things

With everything becoming connected through IoT, security will be key to its success. And the best way to secure a system is to allow anybody to inspect the code and contribute a patch. The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to become a $4-11 trillion market by 2025, contributing 11% to the global economy,

Maarten Ectors
15 September 2016

Amrisha Prashar
9 September 2016

Webinar: Using snaps to deliver enterprise and consumer software

Article Internet of Things

We’ll be hosting our next webinar on using snaps to deliver enterprise and consumer software. This webinar will be hosted by Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek who’ll explain the story of the box and how they managed to get the consumer product to market from 0 to 3x months! He’ll also discuss why they have chosen

Amrisha Prashar
9 September 2016

Internet of Things

All you need to know about building and managing IoT and embedded devices using Ubuntu.