Qualcomm announce Java-powered Internet of Everything platform

The company behind *that* CES keynote have teased a new M2M platform running Java ME Embedded 3.2.
Hardware manufacturer
Qualcomm, producers of the ‘Snapdragon’
smartphone chip, have become an overnight internet sensation
thanks to their
beautifully insane CES keynote.
What you may have missed between the on-stage appearances of
Steve Ballmer, Guillermo Del Toro and, er, Big Bird, is the release
of an intriguing new Java-powered M2M platform.
The ‘Internet of Everything’ platform (an already-mocked
spin on the existing ‘internet of things’ buzzword) utilises a
QSC6270-Turbo chipset running Java ME Embedded 3.2. The platform
reportedly includes “several” sensors, including an accelerometer,
light sensor and temperature sensor, but aside from the inclusion
of a 3G modem, GPS and wi-fi, other hardware details are thin on
the ground.
A partnership with AT&T, meanwhile, will allow US-based
developers to test their 3G-connected devices on a live network.
Qualcomm says it expects the platform to be available in the second
quarter of this year.
The inclusion of Java should come as little surprise – in October
last year, Qualcomm and Oracle
announced that they were collaborating on the then-unnamed
platform. This news was accompanied by two Oracle-sponsored papers
predicting that
M2M devices would be driven by Java – indicating at least that
Oracle were taking M2M technology seriously.
Despite its awful name, it may well be worth keeping an eye on the
Internet of Everything platform – especially considering Qualcomm’s
deep links with Android handset manufacturers.
Photo by
Zane Aveton.