http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221614/Today_the_Internet_tomorrow_the_Internet_of_Things_?source=CTWNLE_nlt_dailyam_2011-11-09
Just when I think I had an idea of most things, something like this comes along - the Internet of Things:
"This is an example of the widely predicted Internet of Things (IoT), where anything with intelligence (including machines, roads and buildings) will have an online presence, generating data that could be put to uses currently unimagined"
The article talks about a jogger with a GPS unit in his shoe during a five mile event. His girlfriend could see exactly where he was. (Just think .. .he could have put a webcam in his shoe as well to see the pavement!!!)
Another prediction: ""In the coming years, anything that has an on-off switch will be on the network". So, the household lights, toaster, microwave, TV, electric toothbrush, etc. can be on the network!!!
This might even lead to a total data overload!!! I can trace the light bulb in my office to see if it is dimming and needs replacing? (Of course, it is a compact fluorescent bulb - so it just might outlast me by years!!!!)
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