Internetting everything, everywhere, all the time
It’s called “The Internet of Things” — at least for now. It refers to an imminent world where physical objects and beings, as well as virtual data and environments, all live and interact with each other in the same space and time. In short, everything is interconnected.
Boredomresearch’s carrier snail wears an RFID chip on its shell, ready to pick up or deliver an e-mail.
“If we can imagine it, there’s a good chance it can be programmed,” wrote Vint Cerf, the original Internet evangelist, on the official Google blog.
“The Internet of the future will be suffused with software, information, data archives, and populated with devices, appliances, and people who are interacting with and through this rich fabric.”
[via CNN - DigitalBiz]
November 11th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
[...] Internetting everything, everywhere, all the time - By admin It’s called “The Internet of Things” — at least for now. It refers to an imminent world where physical objects and beings, as well as virtual data and environments, all live and interact with each other in the same space and time. … [...]