Chronicled Demos Blockchain-Connected Delivery Drone
Blockchain-based startup Chronicled recently revealed a drone prototype with interoperability between the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain. The firm released a video of a drone that is registered to a public blockchain with a BLE identity chip, allowing it to self-automate package delivery. Also read: Revolutionary Protocol: The Emergence of....
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In an effort to build a standard for the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), Chronicled is open sourcing a tool for registering connected devices on the ethereum blockchain. Described as a "cross between Wikipedia and Carfax" for consumer goods, the platform will register the identities of near-field communication (NFC) and bluetooth low energy (BLE) chips, components of IoT that today allow smartphones to “talk” with other devices. While the IoT has been hailed as an inevitability, technology experts ague that a fragmentation of standards have held back its adoption. Today,....
A company near San Francisco has come up with a novel way to deliver bitcoin-purchased marijuana, via drone. Trees, which claims to sell the "highest quality" medicinal cannabis to people holding a medical recommendation, accepts payments in bitcoin alongside traditional payment methods such as cash, online bank transfer and credit cards. A spokesperson for the company confirmed that drone deliveries were not currently available, due to local regulations. The drone delivery option, the spokesperson said, would be rolled-out in the future if and when the regulation around the flying devices....
Blockchain startup Chronicled has launched the first of its kind ‘open registry for Internet of Things’ on the Ethereum blockchain, enabled via NFC and BLE microchips. Heralding the new open registry as a major leap in the growth and interoperability of the consumer Internet of Things, Chronicled announced the open source project under the Apache License. The San Francisco-based technology firm revealed that the registry will store the identity of consumer goods and collectibles that are embedded with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and Near Field Communication (NFC) microchips. Approximately....
San Francisco-based blockchain and Internet of Things (IoT) technology company, Chronicled, has announced the development of CryptoSeal, an all-in-one, tamper-evident, and blockchain-registered solution for packaging and physical asset tracking presenting a major step forward in the supply chain provenance. Announced at the ID Tech Expos in Santa Clara, and developed in collaboration with Cellotape Smart Products, the tamper-proof seal – each containing a Near Field Communication (NFC) chip embedded with unique identity information – allows customers to secure the content of their packages....
Drones, you may or may not own one, but you’ve probably heard about them in the news. As you may have suspected, the use of drones is on the rise. Today, drones are more accessible to the masses than ever before due to their availability online and inexpensive cost. Thanks to online retailers like Amazon, it doesn’t cost much to buy a drone, less than $50. Drones, or Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), can be used for a multitude of things ranging from practical, entertaining, or just plain scary. With a camera or recording device attached, drones have even greater potential. A drone in the....