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At ELEKS, we run several R&D projects related to IoT, drones and other smart devices. Over the course of these projects, we discovered that there are some tasks that are common for different devices and platforms. Our team has substantial experience with complex enterprise solutions, so when our partners from Cisco Systems suggested that we […]

Last year, with the festive season upon us, we were looking for some fresh ideas for holiday greetings to be shared with our customers. Being passionate about technology and innovation, we wanted to create a new, unexpected season’s greetings experience, not just a simple holiday card. Frankly saying, cards are boring. You can hardly impress […]

Why Data Science? More and more companies today understand that human capital is one of the key factors influencing an organization’s ability to function efficiently in the long run. Objectively, identifying and assessing an individual’s ability to succeed or fail with future professional challenges is not an easy task. There are different ways that companies […]

The saga continues. Remember when we awoke the Force with Kinect and Sphero? Right after that we received a similar request. We’re not gonna disclose the previous customer (don’t worry, Darth, you’re fine), but this time the order came from Master Yoda himself. When he saw Sphero’s new Star Wars watch, Master reasoned: why use […]

Quick! Grab two phones, Google Cardboard and let’s save Christmas! You see, Santa and his little helpers have trouble keeping Christmas gifts in their boxes. This is when you take the matter into your own hands (literally) and help him box up all the presents by throwing elves at them. How to play: Go to […]

Unless you have been living under a rock for the last six months, you probably know that the new installment in the Star Wars film series is coming up. And it’s going to be huge! “The Force Awakens” in the movie and so did it in our geeky minds. We at ELEKS spent a lot […]

DISCLAIMER: MINI (BMW AG) was not involved and did not endorse ELEKS Ltd. in these experiments. At ELEKS, we constantly master new tools and tricks to do things smarter, faster and more effective. And experiment a lot. Exploration of the virtual reality technology inspired us to combine 3D, mobile web and VR to create a […]

Being a member of the presale team for the last two years, I dealt with lots of testing projects. The solution that fitted most of them was Ranorex, an out-of-the-box tool for automated functional testing. Still, some projects fell out of scope, making us more creative with testing. When working on a project like this, […]

Many companies, be it tech giants or young start-ups, now offer all kinds of smart home solutions. But even their starter kits are quite pricy, and the solutions always come with a predefined set of functions you can’t modify. The sadness (and boredom) of this situation enticed us to create a DIY IoT solution tailored […]