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From ROM through SoW: The Importance of Communication During Product Development

This blog post guides you through the earliest stages of our product engineering process, from the initial call to the ROM estimate to the development of a scope of work, highlighting the critical importance of communicating early and often.
Patrick French
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How “Disposable” Bluetooth Changes the User Experience

Wireless connectivity is cheap enough to use in disposable products opening up countless applications for our customers. So, is disposable Bluetooth something less robust than regular Bluetooth? What makes it disposable?
Randall Headshot
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Bridging the Gap: Native Modules and React Native

Cross-platform development languages such as React Native are truly changing the game. From developers and designers to scripters, folks in QA and product owners, everyone wants a one-to-many relationship from codebase to platform.
This blog post guides you through the earliest stages of our product engineering process, from the initial call to the ROM estimate to the development of a scope of work, highlighting the critical importance of communicating early and often.
Wireless connectivity is cheap enough to use in disposable products opening up countless applications for our customers. So, is disposable Bluetooth something less robust than regular Bluetooth? What makes it disposable?
Cross-platform development languages such as React Native are truly changing the game. From developers and designers to scripters, folks in QA and product owners, everyone wants a one-to-many relationship from codebase to platform.
Cardinal Peak
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Saltbox Studio to Merge With Cardinal Peak

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Principals from Cardinal Peak, a leading engineering services firm that helps clients bring internet of things and audio/video products to market, and Saltbox Studio, a digital user experience design firm, announced a merger of the two companies. The merged company will retain the Cardinal Peak name.
Cardinal Peak
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Security Best Practices: From IoT to HIPAA

Secure your IoT devices with robust cryptography and access control. Learn best practices for HIPAA compliance, encryption, and secure communication in this in-depth guide!
Cardinal Peak
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The Myth of a Hacker-Proof IoT

I was recently invited to give a presentation on security for Internet of Things networking at infocomm 16. While I discussed the topic and scope with the organizers, I didn’t have a good catchy title prepared, so the organizers took it upon themselves to submit one for me: “Hacker-Proof IoT.” Easy, right? While I would... View Article
LAFAYETTE, Colo. — Principals from Cardinal Peak, a leading engineering services firm that helps clients bring internet of things and audio/video products to market, and Saltbox Studio, a digital user experience design firm, announced a merger of the two companies. The merged company will retain the Cardinal Peak name.
Secure your IoT devices with robust cryptography and access control. Learn best practices for HIPAA compliance, encryption, and secure communication in this in-depth guide!
I was recently invited to give a presentation on security for Internet of Things networking at infocomm 16. While I discussed the topic and scope with the organizers, I didn’t have a good catchy title prepared, so the organizers took it upon themselves to submit one for me: “Hacker-Proof IoT.” Easy, right? While I would... View Article
Patrick French
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How to Make the IoT Make Sense for You

"IoT-enabling" usually involves taking an everyday product — a kitchen appliance, say — and adding the necessary communication hardware, connecting it to a cloud service, and developing apps for either end-users or installers. What are the common reasons for doing this?
Howdy Pierce
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The New Elegance: Have the Guts to Leave Something Out

I sat recently through a long, multiple-day design review for a major appliance manufacturer. This company —my customer — has a competitor who recently launched an IoT version of their product. In response, my customer is planning a large IoT offering, with a complex app that will support every possible option that their product offers.... View Article
Howdy Pierce
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An Ode to Simplicity

Originally this was going to be a blog post ranting about remote controls for home entertainment systems. For the most part, they have way too many buttons! I don’t think I have a particularly high-end setup at home — but I still had to type up instructions so that the rest of the family could... View Article
"IoT-enabling" usually involves taking an everyday product — a kitchen appliance, say — and adding the necessary communication hardware, connecting it to a cloud service, and developing apps for either end-users or installers. What are the common reasons for doing this?
I sat recently through a long, multiple-day design review for a major appliance manufacturer. This company —my customer — has a competitor who recently launched an IoT version of their product. In response, my customer is planning a large IoT offering, with a complex app that will support every possible option that their product offers.... View Article
Originally this was going to be a blog post ranting about remote controls for home entertainment systems. For the most part, they have way too many buttons! I don’t think I have a particularly high-end setup at home — but I still had to type up instructions so that the rest of the family could... View Article