'The Internet Of Things'

[xoxoxoBruce]

Forbes has article explaining the basics of The Internet Of Things.

Simply put this is the concept of basically connecting any device with an on and off switch to the Internet (and/or to each other). This includes everything from cell phones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices and almost anything else you can think of. This also applies to components of machines, for example a jet engine of an airplane or the drill of an oil rig. As I mentioned, if it has an on and off switch then chances are it can be a part of the IoT. The analyst firm Gartner says that by 2020 there will be over 26 billion connected devices…that’s a lot of connections (some even estimate this number to be much higher, over 100 billion). The IoT is a giant network of connected “things” (which also includes people). The relationship will be between people-people, people-things, and things-things.

I'm sure the reactions to this concept will be wide ranging. The technically hip will be excited about the possibilities. Those of us on the porch yelling, "Get off the lawn", will be very concerned about intrusions in privacy. Probably the middle ground will yawn and take a wait&see if it's good or bad attitude.

Well, I'm warning you right now, by the time you wait&see that Soylent Green is people, it's too damn late! mutter mutter Damn whippersnappers. grumble spit

Now I drive UT crazy with these warnings, but he bites his tongue and congratulates himself on his restraint.