This 'telepresence' project that I'm working on is closely linked to current debates surrounding "The internet of Things" - Here's a bit of information about that...
The Internet of Things (or IoT) describes the revolution already under way that is seeing a growing number of internet-enabled devices that can network and communicate with each other and with other web-enabled gadgets. Things (e.g. objects, environments, vehicles and clothing) will have more and more information associated with them and may have the ability to sense, communicate, network and produce new information, becoming an integral part of the Internet. A widespread Internet of Things has the potential to transform how we live in our cities, how we move, how we develop sustainably, how we age, and more.
-http://theinternetofthingg.eu
-Nick Appleyard, Head of Digital at the Technology Strategy Board:
The Internet of Things is one of the next major developments of the Internet and has the potential to unleash large scale investment, create jobs and bring substantial economic growth to many sectors of the economy. In some ways more and more information about ’things’ within buildings, transport systems, cars or cities is produced. But if these were both widespread and able to share information with each other and with us at large scale a world of opportunities would open up, leading to products with additional capabilities, more efficient processes and innovative business models.
-John Naughton from the observer:
Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make infatuated with their own ingenuity. Witness the heady talk about "the internet of things". The basic idea is that we are moving from an era when the network connected human beings to one where a majority of the nodes on it will be devices: printers, cameras, monitoring devices, domestic appliances – yea even unto the humble toaster.
The Internet of Things (or IoT) describes the revolution already under way that is seeing a growing number of internet-enabled devices that can network and communicate with each other and with other web-enabled gadgets. Things (e.g. objects, environments, vehicles and clothing) will have more and more information associated with them and may have the ability to sense, communicate, network and produce new information, becoming an integral part of the Internet. A widespread Internet of Things has the potential to transform how we live in our cities, how we move, how we develop sustainably, how we age, and more.
-http://theinternetofthingg.eu
-Nick Appleyard, Head of Digital at the Technology Strategy Board:
The Internet of Things is one of the next major developments of the Internet and has the potential to unleash large scale investment, create jobs and bring substantial economic growth to many sectors of the economy. In some ways more and more information about ’things’ within buildings, transport systems, cars or cities is produced. But if these were both widespread and able to share information with each other and with us at large scale a world of opportunities would open up, leading to products with additional capabilities, more efficient processes and innovative business models.
-John Naughton from the observer:
Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make infatuated with their own ingenuity. Witness the heady talk about "the internet of things". The basic idea is that we are moving from an era when the network connected human beings to one where a majority of the nodes on it will be devices: printers, cameras, monitoring devices, domestic appliances – yea even unto the humble toaster.
Two forces are driving this trend. The first is that sensors and actuators are increasingly being embedded in physical objects – from phones to roadways to pacemakers – which are linked via the internet. "When objects can both sense the environment and communicate, they become tools for understanding complexity and responding to it swiftly. What's revolutionary in all this is that these physical information systems are now beginning to be deployed, and some of them even work largely without human intervention." Full article here
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