Internet World 2013 - Internet of Things. The Internet of Things: In action. The following is a guest post by Lauren Fisher of Simply Zesty.
By 2015, six billion objects in the world will be connected to the internet. While it may seem tricky to grasp as a concept, the internet of things is nothing simpler, and more stunning, than objects being connected to the internet. At its most mind-blowing, these objects are learning and adapting to the behaviour of the user. The internet has well and truly left the computer and is running amok in ‘things’, showing us how previously inanimate, everyday objects can be bought to life through being connected . The internet of things was first coined as a term in 1999 and it is now well and truly established ; no longer a vision of a future concept but an accessible reality.
We’ve seen prerequisite technology such as RFID tags, once used for fairly mundane tasks as tracking stock in a warehouse, be employed to enable the internet of things, and new technology emerge such as Arduino that takes this to the next level. 2013: The year of the Internet of Things. Back in 1999, a technologist called Kevin Ashton pointed out that almost all the information available on the internet–a mere 50 petabytes at that time–had been captured or created by humans in the form of text, photos, videos etc.
Ashton suggested that this was likely to change in the not too distant future as computers became capable of generating and collecting data by themselves, without human oversight. The technologies required for this are relatively simple–RFID tags for tracking objects, low-power sensors for gathering data on everything from temperature and air quality to footsteps and motion detection, and finally low power actuators that can switch anything on and off–things like lights, heating and air conditioning systems, video cameras and so on. Ashton called this system “the Internet of Things” and began a number of companies and initiatives to kickstart it. Since then progress has been seemingly slow. They say this is creating a new generation of challenges. 28 Internet of Things (IoT) Trends and Prediction Articles for 2013. For the last 10 posts I’ve been sharing my research with you around top trends for 2013.
I’ve covered everything from Social Business to Big Data to Cloud Computing. Today I am sharing a list of 28 articles and blog posts that discuss the developments we might see in 2013 around the trend called “Internet of Things” or IoT for short. The IoT refers to the explosion of embedded sensors and intelligent devices that are flooding our every day lives. Sensors are being embedded in all sorts of ‘things’ from fitness monitors, to cars, to water main valves. There are forecasts from industry analysts that say there will be up to 100 billion uniquely identifiable objects connected to the Internet by 2020. The Internet of Things: Buzzword or Big Business? The Internet of Things could be the next wave of truly disruptive technology.
Although the term Internet of Things is over a decade old, advances in technology, proliferation of connectible devices and supporting ecosystem of clouds and connectivity have accelerated the market significantly. Gartner defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate, sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment. The burgeoning markets of energy management, smart grids, sensor networks and other intelligent systems, coupled with advances in IoT platforms and big data, have given birth to many innovations, start-up companies and big company acquisitions. The Internet and Things: How Manufacturing Could Get Better With a Dose of Networked Data - Sarah Rich and Alexis Madrigal. Tucked away in a makerspace inside a corporate office park, we found a company trying to bring the Internet age to manufacturing with machine vision.
This is where augmented reality gets serious. On the outskirts of the Ann Arbor Municipal Airport, where Airport Drive divides tarmac and asphalt, there is a gigantic office park. This is not surprising. But it may be surprising to learn who some of its tenants are. In several of the long, low buildings, the world-famous Zingerman's empire produces cheese, gelato, bread, pastries, and happiness. Need-to-know: A guide to the internet of things. The Internet of Things: What you need to know.
May 23, 2013, 11:20 AM PDT Takeaway: The Internet of Things has emerged as one of IT’s hottest trends of 2013. We have a great set of resources to help you figure out how it can help your business. TechRepublic and ZDNet combined to create a special feature on the Internet of Things. Up until 2012, the undisputed hottest topic in IT for several years in a row had been cloud computing. Then, big data stepped in and arguably stole the crown last year. Need-to-know: A guide to the internet of things. How the Internet of Things Changes Everything - Stefan Ferber.
By Stefan Ferber | 9:00 AM May 7, 2013 Currently in the business world we are witnessing something like the epic collision of two galaxies — a rapid convergence of two very unlike systems that will cause the elements of both to realign.
It’s all thanks to the Internet of Things. If you are not familiar with the term, the Internet of Things refers to a dramatic development in the internet’s function: the fact that, even more than among people, it now enables communication among physical objects. By 2015, according to my own firm’s projections, not only will 75 percent of the world’s population have access to the internet.
So will some six billion devices. For managers, this development creates challenges both long-term and urgent. As consumers, we have all had a glimpse of how the relationship between buyer and seller changes when devices are connected to the internet. Clearly, when things are networked, that has an impact on how actual value is produced.
IBM Crunches Internet Of Things Data - Software - Information. IBM MessageSight appliance connects sensors, mobile devices for machine-to-machine data capture and real-time analysis.
IBM Smarter Cities Challenge: 10 Towns Raise Tech IQs (click image for larger view and for slideshow) The biggest generators of big data won't be people chatting on social networks. No, the real challenge will be the millions of mobile and remote sensors out there monitoring everything from automobiles and traffic lights to oil refineries and manufacturing plants to in-home thermostats and appliances. To help companies capture and analyze data from these machine-to-machine connections, IBM on Monday launched the IBM MessageSight appliance at the company's big annual Impact event in Las Vegas. The underpinning of IBM MessageSight is the Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol, an open standard for machine-to-machine connectivity proposed by the OASIS technical standards body. All About The 'Internet Of Things'