Wash & Dryer - IoT

IoT is the market trend but the copy solution does not give any good result.

You may find some new good solutions in the old hardware technologies with Internet solution value-add.

The good target is the home appliances.

The key of its differentiation of IoT is the contribution to the public.  I found one of examples in Whirlpool solution at CES2015.  They offer the donation contribution through Habitat for humanity.

Rather than the convenience, there is an answer in the world contribution.

和紙、洋服そして富士通

物作り日本！！

何も家電に代表されるハードウエアだけではなし。

和紙、糸メーカー、富士通のコラボによるwashitex FT1。

抗菌作用のある富士通が特許を持つパウダー素材を使って、和紙糸に練り込み、抗菌作用のある和紙糸からポロシャツ作成。世界遺産にも選ばれた和紙がこんな風にも変貌できるのも面白いですね。同じ手法で壁紙など色々な汎用性も考えられます。当然、障子や襖にも活用。

日本で認可されている特許１４万件のうち、半数近くの７万件が活用されずに特許資産として税金を払っているだけ。

それはもったいないということで業界を超えたコラボレーション。

まだまだいけるぞ日本！

ガイヤの夜明けより（１月２０日放送）

Bitcoin Exchange in the USA

In the USA, 24 states approved Bitcoin exchange as officially regulated ecosystem.

On the other hand,  Mt. Gox was filed as the chapter 11 in Japan and the founder and CEO of bitcoin was found dead last year in Singapore.

I think Paypal has been making some evolution for online payment vs. the traditional credit cards.

Now, bitcoin...  I am not sure what kind of impacts we start seeing in the financial industry with this service, but some new era door seems to be opened again.