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Imagine having a remote-controlled car, with the most advanced remote in the world. With it you can individually control hundreds of other cars, check their individual battery levels, get an alert if any of them are malfunctioning, give someone else control of a car if you wanted to, and much more. This is the kind of technology Todd H. Becker has been working on for almost twenty years and because of his work, it is now in the hands of over half a dozen startup companies.
Whether or not you have heard of him, Becker may be one of the most influential people in the realm of technology. His work can be connected to some of technology’s most pivotal advancements such as conversion from analog to digital signals for microprocessors and the popularization of the light-emitting diode, or LED. The latter is reason that the Apple logo on your laptop lights up, and the former is why a phone can be considered “smart.”.
With over twenty years of experience in the tech industry, Becker is helping pioneer the concept of connected smart devices. A large network of devices can be precisely controlled, monitored, and maintained through a single interface. As complex as it sounds, its premise is actually quite simple. “It’s all about the management of resources over time and place from a distance.” Becker states. It is the evolution of remote control.
Becker is currently the managing director of KeyRock Consulting Partners, as well as the Chief Operating Officer at Yankee Candle Scent Systems. His latest endeavor with connected smart devices involves his position at Yankee Candle. He works with other commercial companies to provide them with an automated system that maintains a consistent scent at their venue. On top of that, a team is provided that remotely monitors the system at all times to check how often the machine sprays, detect if a cartridge is empty, if a machine is unplugged, and remotely inform on-site personnel of any issue that needs to be addressed. This all culminates to provide that pleasant welcoming smell when you walk through the door of your favorite retailer.
Becker works to ensure that these technologies are adopted on the commercial side, and his work was being marketed commercially an entire twenty years before they became financially viable and accessible to the average consumer. The same is happening now with connected smart devices, with app-controlled smart homes already on the rise, and the combination of tech that is Phillips Hue remote control RGB LED bulbs show that Becker is an innovator and who you should be watching for what is next in the world of technology.
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