Internet of Things

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

Nextcloud Box: The first consumer device to run snaps

by Amrisha Prashar on 5 October 2016

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,...

ROScon – the robotics conference for developers

by Amrisha Prashar on 5 October 2016

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...

10 desktop snaps written in September

by Didier Roche on 5 October 2016

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...

The making of the Nextcloud Box

by Guest on 29 September 2016

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...

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

by Victor Tuson Palau on 29 September 2016

…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...

Learning to snap with codelabs

by Canonical on 28 September 2016

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...

First setup of my Nextcloud Box

by Canonical on 27 September 2016

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...

Canonical joins Linaro and co-founds LITE project

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 26 September 2016

Canonical joins Linaro as one of the founding members of the LITE project, fostering collaboration and interoperability in the IoT and embedded space....

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

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 22 September 2016

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...

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

by Thibaut Rouffineau on 16 September 2016

Companies launch Raspberry Pi-based device to enable consumers greater control over their data Stuttgart, Germany – September 16, 2016 – Nextcloud, Canonical...

The future of your smart home

by Maarten Ectors on 15 September 2016

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...

Why open source matters to the IoT market

by Maarten Ectors on 15 September 2016

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...