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We turn on the lights inside our house from a desk in an office mls away. Our refrigerator alerts us to buy dairy along the way home. A bundle of cookies on the supermarket shelf shows that we buy it based on past purchases. The cookies themselves are on the shelf because of a "smart" supply chain. When we go back home, the thermostat has recently adjusted the temperature so it's toasty or bracing, whichever we favor. This is the Internet of Things - a networked world of connected devices, objects, and folks. In this booklet Samuel Greengard offers a led travel through this rising world and how it'll change the way we live and work. Greengard clarifies that the Internet of Things (IoT) is still in its first stages. Smartphones, cloud computing, RFID (radio-frequency identification), technology, detectors, and miniaturization are converging to make possible a new era of embedded and immersive technology. Greengard traces the roots of the IoT from the early days of computers and the Internet and examines how it creates the conceptual and useful framework for a connected world. He explores the professional Internet and machine-to-machine communication, the foundation for smart processing and end-to-end source chain visibility; the growing array of smart consumer devices and services - from Fitbit fitness wristbands to mobile applications for bank; the useful and technical challenges of building the IoT; and the potential risks of a connected world, including a widening digital split and threats to personal privacy and security. Finally he considers the long-term impact of the IoT on culture, narrating an eye-opening "day in the life span" of IoT contacts circa 2025.
