The week came and went in a second, the event we all had been looking forward to for a year, is now only a memory, and we have to start looking forward to next year. 12,000 visitors, 450 startups and tons of great keynotes, competitions, party's and so much more! To those of you that were not lucky enough to participate, here is a review of the three days. Monday - … [Read more...]
Is Barcelona The Smartest City of Them All?
Big data versus Big Brother. Do we want Barcelona to be the smart city to lead all smart cities? Or should the Catalan capital simply save time and money by utilizing open source code to copy other pioneering cities? The 2014 Smart City Expo at Fira Barcelona definitely talked about success being found in a mix of the two. The Mobile World Capital saw 232 businesses and a … [Read more...]
Interact With Everything! Welcome To The Era Of Everything Connected
Exipple, a design and engineering partner for Fortune 500 corporations and the innovative startups that are disrupting them, will be holding an event called Interact with Everything at FestUP on May 6th 2014 from 10am to 12pm @World Mobile Capital. Internet of things refers to objects communicating with each other and allowing people to interact with them in different … [Read more...]
Barcelona: From Mobile World Capital to IoT World Capital?
Since the Spring of 2006, Barcelona has hosted 80,000 thought leaders, corporate giants and entrepreneurs of the mobile world during their annual winter gathering, the Mobile World Congress. Many faces are familiar, many folks are new, but most participants do recognize a pattern. There is something so obvious this year that one will see the physical influence of this trend … [Read more...]