Published in MistyWest·Jun 6Embedded Vision: Trends in Batteries, Compute, and ConnectivityOver the next decade, we can expect to see exponential gains in performance and power efficiency of embedded computer systems. — Written by Taylor Cooper, CEO of MistyWest For any successful technology, the evolution process is the same: costs decrease, performance increases, and the ability to innovate compounds. At MistyWest, we believe that advances in cell phones, electrical vehicles, and 5G will lead to a revolution in embedded vision — and…Engineering And Design6 min read
Published in MistyWest·Jun 3Azure VS AWS: Selecting a Cloud Provider for your IoT ProductWritten by Jason Choi, former Software Engineer at MistyWest Companies starting design and development on new IoT products have often heard about how cloud providers such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS) can help deploy and rapidly scale their product. Because of this, one of the most frequently…Product Development6 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 305 Technologies Improving Women’s Health & Well-beingA look at developments in FemTech that aren’t AR face filters or menstrual cycle-trackers. — This post was originally published on the MistyWest blog for International Women’s Day. Written by Madison Hope Reid, UX Designer and Content Director at MistyWest Despite women making up 50% of the global population, the women’s health technology industry (affectionately known as FemTech) experiences stigmatization of women’s health conditions and…Engineering And Design6 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 19Matter: The Future of Smart HomesThe smart home space may be about to experience a revolution in IoT communication standards. — Written by Tony Jackson, Mechatronics Engineer at MistyWest The smart-home space is currently — for lack of a better term — a bit of a mess. You see a neat new device that you want to add to your home, but you have to look carefully over the documentation to…Engineering And Design4 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 185 Reasons To Use An IoT Framework For Your Connected DevicesConsidering a quick IoT solution that will get your product deployed faster? Here’s why you should reconsider. — Written by Kevin Baillie, Mechatronics Engineer at MistyWest When entering the connected device market, businesses are looking for IoT solutions that can keep costs manageable, scale effectively with business demands, and keep data secure. In particular, scaling effectively requires proper consideration for provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and analysis of the connected…Iot Framework4 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 16Enabling Low Power Computer Vision Applications with MistySOMSOMs are often not ideal for low power applications. MistyWest and Renesas Electronics are looking to change that. — Written by Ron Eggler, Firmware Engineer at MistyWest With the recent rise in computing power that smart edge devices require, the electrical power needs of such systems has increased immensely. This can be problematic for battery powered mobile solutions or IoT systems that are active around the clock, as batteries…Product Development5 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 3Developing Hardware with a Distributed TeamMistyWest has delivered some of our most complex technical projects since the start of the pandemic; here’s how we’ve maintained our hardware development pipeline while working with a distributed team. — Written by Mark McAllister, Firmware Engineer and Tech Lead at MistyWest Although popular in the software industry for years, remote work was uncommon in hardware development until the start of the pandemic. Manufacturing physical products requires testing, debugging and iterative design, which often relies on specialized equipment and sufficient space…How We Work6 min read
Published in MistyWest·Mar 155 Innovative Assistive Technologies Making Our World More AccessibleInnovative and out-of-the-box thinking is helping create an inclusive global community enabled by technology. — Written by Madison Hope Reid, UX Designer and Content Director at MistyWest Assistive technology can be broadly defined as any tools, software or materials that are developed for people to overcome challenges that result from variations in physical ability. Something as low tech as your prescription eyeglasses can be considered…Positive Impact5 min read
Published in MistyWest·Aug 13, 2021A Letter To My Younger Self on International Women In Engineering DayWritten by Farheen Taquee, Project Manager at MistyWest To my 20 year old self, You will soon be graduating university with biomedical engineering as your major. I’m happy to tell you that as I write to you today, June 23, on International Women in Engineering Day in 2021, you are…Engineering And Design4 min read
Published in MistyWest·May 6, 2021Improving Dataset Creation for Machine LearningThe greater the amount of high-quality data you have, the better your machine learning model will be. This post looks at the challenges (and solutions) involved in creating and organizing a dataset when you’re starting from scratch. — Written by Kristina Pearkes, Firmware Engineer, in collaboration with Andreas Putz, Data Scientist at MistyWest Introduction Over the past decade, one of the hottest areas of innovation has been to apply machine learning to real-world applications. Google and Amazon are now using machine learning models to transcribe speech to text, interpret…How We Work7 min read
