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-*  UR 8 Findings [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xLgxSgp79z0Pcuin7_e60bFU185o6HdNsU9HfWSm4zE/edit#slide=id.g11783fcfd7_3_54 here]
+*  UR 8 : Findings from SurveyGizmo panel support survey [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xLgxSgp79z0Pcuin7_e60bFU185o6HdNsU9HfWSm4zE/edit#slide=id.g11783fcfd7_3_54 here]
 *  UR 9 with prototypes is wrapped. Prototypes in return shipping
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 '''Platform planning begins'''
-* Last week we reviewed Q4-2016 & 2017 goals for the platform team. Now we are detailing the Q4 goals into action plan.
+* Last week we reviewed Q4-2016 & 2017 goals for the platform team. Now we are detailing the Q4 goals into action plans.
 ** '''Market (Differentiation Avenues)''': Open (no overlording), Security (e.g. IoT news is full of DDoS attacks), Data ownerships, Lack of Standardization
 ** '''Technology''': The Design white paper outline kicked off and in review this week (Platform Architecture & integration patterns). Ekr participated for platform/security inputs.
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 *** Marketing / outreach
 ** Partners:
-*** Onboarding plans, forums,
+*** Onboarding plans, forums
 *** Support, training
 *** Marketing / outreach
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 *Reviewed first drafts of industrial design proposals. Feedback is being incorporated into the second drafts which will be reviewed today (Oct. 20).
 '''Work Week Update'''
-*On track to be done by Oct. 31
+*On track to be done with prototype development by Oct. 31
 *Further work breakdown was completed on the first day.
 *Good progress is being made and work is on track for on time completion.
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 *SMS notifications is nearly complete.
 *First time user setup script is nearly complete
+[[File:Abigail Prototype.png|500px]]
 '''Schedule'''
 *Value proposition validation - Oct. 24 - early November
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 *A draft of the Game ON! Gate 0 pitch will be circulated for review by EOB today (Oct. 20).
 Focus is on product differentiation and tech enhancements that will bring something totally new with this concept
-*Gate 1 pitch: November 30
+*Gate 1 pitch: October 27
 '''Engineering'''
 *Development of the game board with an LED base and the use of Halls sensors and magnets is far along.
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 '''Engineering'''
-*Completed testing the alternatives for mic/speaker, including sound card and USB options. There will be more work to do in testing them in wearable and hand held form factors when we get to that point.
+*Completed testing the alternatives for mic/speaker, including sound card and USB options. We are planning to test it out with a hands-free and hand held form factors once the hardware components are all integrated next week.
-*Building a prototype with raspberry pi running Open CV ORB algorithm for image matching with voice labeling using PyAlsa audio library. Next week focus is to put it all together -- Integrating and merging image acquisition, image matching and voice labeling and button press interaction and testing end to end. Team is currently integrating the components of the hardware including voice recording and playback.
+*Building a prototype with raspberry pi running Open CV ORB algorithm for image matching with voice labeling using PyAlsa audio library. Next focus is to put it all together -- integrating image acquisition, image matching and voice labeling and button press interaction (using Rpi Squid button) and testing end to end.
 [[File:Lighthouse prototype.png|500px]]
 '''User Studies'''
 Wizard of Oz Study
 *Conducted this study with our team consultant who is blind. Gained valuable insight into how a blind person will interact with the device.
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 * Hard dates for project Magnet and project Sensor Web, so the team cannot continue working on PocketID after December
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+** BMW announced it will offer voice connectivity on new vehicles [http://www.autotrader.com/car-news/bmw-teams-up-with-amazons-alexa-for-vehicle-connectivity-257878 using Amazon's Alexa service]. The new feature will be available though the upgraded BMW Connected smartphone app later this month. A BMW owner will be able to perform checks, such as vehicle battery charge and fuel levels, and use commands, like "lock doors," through the Amazon Echo device to control their vehicles. The Alexa integration will also send navigation directions to the car and alert drivers when it's time to leave for a planned trip. While this is big news for BMW, Hyundai'snew Genesis luxury division was the first to offer access to car functions using Alexa voice commands.
+* '''Smart Cities''':
+** Business Insider identified the main drivers behind Smart Cities projects in the US. The [http://www.businessinsider.com/internet-of-things-smart-cities-2016-10 top reason] is cost reduction and operational efficiency, followed by environments sustainability, improved city management and infrastructure resilience.
+* '''IoT Platforms''':
+** Deutsche Telekom has identified [https://www.telekom.com/media/company/323414 fragmentation of IoT] platforms as a problem to tackle in the space. The telecom provider has launched a so-called "multi-IoT platform", which brings together IoT platforms from different providers to enable device-independent use of IoT solutions. DT says its platform aims to play the role of interpreter and distributor, collecting data from connected evices and routing it through gateways to the customer's preferred platform for processing. It will support several different IoT services including Microsoft’s Azure platform, Cisco’s Fog Computing service, and Huawei’s cloud platform.
+** Cisco has teamed with Salesforce to [https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/cisco-works-salesforce-cloud-iot/2016/09/ jointly develop and market] cloud and IoT products. For cloud, the two will integrate Cisco Spark and WebEx into Salesforce's Sales Cloud and Service Cloud. With the integration, joint customers will be able to communicxate using Cisco's chat, video and voice applications without leaving Salesforce. The companies will also integrate Cisco Jasper and the Salesforce IoT Cloud to provide businesses with a more comprehensive view of their IoT services.
+** Arrayent, which provides a consumer IoT platform, [http://finance.yahoo.com/news/arrayent-becomes-first-consumer-iot-150000912.html announced] that it has received EU-US Privacy Shield certification with the US Department of Commerce. The certification verifies that Arrayent's IoT platform manages data in a way that is compliant with the new Privacy Shield EU data transfer privacy framework. The company claims it is the first consumer IoT platform to do so.
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