SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Wearables and wireless have helped Matt Du Puy conquer mountains.
Du Puy, a software engineer at ARM, earlier this year used ARM-powered technology during his summit of Annapurna, the 10th-tallest mountain peak in the world. Du Puy, who has also summited Mt. Everest and K2, this week had his gear on display at ARMTechCon. The gear included a satellite beacon he used in conjunction with his smartphone to send text messages, a GoPro camera for recording his climb and a Suunto climbing watch.
“This is what this stuff is designed to do. It’s to make us safe, and make us have fun and just make our lives better,” said Du Puy. In particular, he said, the climbing watch provides data to help climbers avoid getting lost on dangerous peaks.
“That’s a map on my wrist and that’s a game-changer in mountaineering. I don’t have to pull out a handheld GPS, I can record my trail and find my way back if anything goes wrong,” Du Puy said. Watch the full interview below:
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Other “internet of things” demos at ARMTechCon had humbler aspirations than achieving a mountain summit. At the Renesas booth, the company demonstrated the use of a connected paper towel dispenser designed to track supply and transmit data to a data sandbox. Renesas, Verizon Communications and Arrow Electronics collaborated on the just-released Renesas Synergy S7G2 IoT Enabler Kit, which is designed to enable developers to experiment with IoT projects using LTE Cat-1 connectivity.
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In ARM’s section of the floor, the company highlighted a wide range of ARM-powered products besides those used by Du Puy, including new capabilities for Bluetooth 5 and 802.15.4 support, and IoT projects such as a smart meter and a connected shoe.
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Hexiwear, an IoT development platform designed jointly by Microelectronica and NXP Semiconductors (which is being acquired by Qualcomm), won three show awards and was showcased in everything from environmental monitoring solutions to multimedia applications.
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More ARMTechCon videos are available on RCR Wireless News’ YouTube channel.
