This month's news includes Ada Box, Android, Project Soli, Google Home, Losant Go and more Internet of Things fun.

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Taron Foxworth
@anaptfox
Cincy IoT
June. 9, 2016

2. • By 2021 monthly data usage per active
subscription in North America will be
22GB
• Asia Pacific will have the largest share of
total smartphone traffic in 2021
• Mobile video traffic will grow 55% a year
until 2021, when it will account for 70% of
all mobile data traffic
• More than 85% of data traffic from
smartphone video goes over Wi-Fi.
• Voice constitutes less than 5% of mobile
traffic
By 2018, just two years away, the number of connected devices will surpass the
number of mobile phones, based on a new worldwide tally.
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/277109/iot-devices-to-pass-number-of-mobile-phones-28-bi.html
And the Survey says….

3. https://blog.adafruit.com/2016/05/25/introducing-adabox/
• A box full of curated, discounted Adafruit products, focused around a theme, that will help you learn
one area in the world of do-it-yourself electronics.
• Tutorials and videos that will help guide you through the contents of your AdaBox.
• Activities, tips, and more to help you continue your educational journey through the world of DIY
electronics.
• A unique collectible, centered around each AdaBox’s theme.
• Discount codes and subscriber-only content.

4. Google to bring official Android
support to the Raspberry Pi 3
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/google-to-bring-official-android-support-to-the-raspberry-pi-3/?
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5. Project Soli
https://ianskerrett.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/profile-of-an-iot-developer-results-of-the-iot-developer-survey/

6. Google Home
https://home.google.com/

7. Build your own Alexa
https://github.com/amzn/alexa-avs-raspberry-pi
1. Raspberry Pi 2 (Model B)
2. Micro-USB power cable for
Raspberry Pi (included with
Raspberry Pi)
3. Micro SD Card -
4. An Ethernet cable
5. USB 2.0 Mini Microphone
6. A USB Keyboard & Mouse,
and an external HDMI
Monitor
7. WiFi Wireless Adapter
(Optional) Buy at Amazon
$60

8. Twilio Programmable Wireless
https://www.twilio.com/wireless
Cellular data, SMS, and voice communications for connected devices.
Provisioned and managed via a developer-friendly API.

9. Heart Rate Monitoring
Activity / Sleep Tracker
Pebble 2, Time 2
+ All-New Pebble
Core

10. Losant Go
https://store.losant.com/
Product Hunt tomorrow
Awesome Tutorials
Builder Kit - https://www.losant.com/blog/controlling-building-kit-with-losant-go-
mobile-app
Connected devices - https://www.losant.com/blog/how-to-control-access-to-
connected-devices-with-losant-go

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Taron Foxworth
@anaptfox