What Is The Internet Of Things?

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In his latest Shot of Awe, Jason Silva looks at the Internet of Things, and why it is such an important development.

In his new book, Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things, David Rose of MIT's Media Lab says we are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative technological development: the Internet of Things (IoT).

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IoT is the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing devices within the existing Internet infrastructure.

Soon, connected technology will be embedded in hundreds of everyday objects we already use: our cars, wallets, watches, umbrellas, even our trash cans. These objects will respond to our needs, come to know us, and learn to think on our behalf.

The Ambient Umbrella is a concept example of IoT technology.

"When those tools and aids start dovetailing back — when our technologies actively, automatically, and continually tailor themselves to us, just as we do to them — then the line between tool and user becomes flimsy indeed." - Andy Clark

As techno-philosopher Jason Silva describes in the video above, Internet of Things technology will be woven into the background of our environment, enhancing human relationships and channeling desires for omniscience, long life, and creative expression. The enchanted objects of fairy tales and science fiction will enter real life.

"When everything becomes linked with everything else, matter becomes mind," according to Eric Davis.

Picking up on the more philosophical or design sense of the IoT, Silva and Rose (who is also featured in the video below), show that the future of the Internet is going to be less about dealing with black boxes with pixels like smartphones and laptops, and more about every object we deal with.

Importantly, Rose points out that the Internet of Things will also be about increasing and aiding social interaction, not like Google Glass and other wearables.



SOURCE  Shots of Awe

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