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By: Are We Too Plugged In? Distracted vs. Enhanced Minds [Singularity Hub, originally published 8/26/10] | Firelit

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:14:53 +0000

[...] the world start to go online in the upcoming decades. Think of how much we’ll have to process as our homes, cars, and offices start to create their own data streams. If we don’t learn how to interface properly with that new flow of content then we’ll end up [...]

By: Immersive Labs Creating the Future of Intelligent, Scanning Ads – But Don’t Call Them Minority Report | Singularity Hub

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:07:26 +0000

[...] we’re going to be surrounded by physical objects that talk to each other online. This Internet of Things will bring many game-changing developments along with it and one of them will likely be an [...]

By: MIT’s Robot Lamp with Augmented Reality (video) | Singularity Hub

MIT’s Robot Lamp with Augmented Reality (video) | Singularity Hub — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:36:15 +0000

[...] embedded with compact and powerful processing tools. Ultimately, this may lead us to creating an Internet of Things, a system where every physical object has the computing power to interact with (and exist within) [...]

By: New Tagging System Traces Your Seafood Back To The Fisherman Who Caught It (video) | Singularity Hub

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:46:53 +0000

[...] Thisfish, seafood becomes the latest category of goods to join the Internet of Things. Because of the ecological impact of fishing, giving fish an online life offers more than practical [...]

By: Google Invades Your Home…Android Phones Control Your Appliances … « Mobile OS Information

Sun, 22 May 2011 11:51:02 +0000

[...] Soon your smart phone may be the only light switch you’ll ever need. At this year’s Google I/O conference, enterprising executives from the Silicon Valley search giant announced that their Android OS for mobile devices will soon be able to reach out and touch appliances in your home. The open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) will allow developers to wire lights and other common electrical devices to control boards that can interact directly with Android (via USB or BlueTooth). Google wants to take this hardware interactive capability and use it to turn your home into a smart living space. Push a button in an app on your Android and specially enabled lamps will turn off and on, music will start playing on your speakers, or maybe your air-conditioner will kick in. It’s all up to you – you can command your entire house from your phone or tablet with Android as your operating system. That’s the Android@Home concept and it could make it easy and cheap to upgrade your bachelor pad from a neanderthal’s lair to a real high-tech Batcave. Check out the Google I/O 2011 presentations for the ADK and Android@Home in the video below. Using Android to send commands to other electronics is a great idea, but I’m much more excited about information flowing in the other direction. As Google enables you to create a smart-home, they could also be building the Internet of Things. [...]

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Sun, 22 May 2011 09:15:55 +0000

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By: Google Invades Your Home…Android Phones Control Your Appliances and Accessories (video) | BespokeTC Blog

Sun, 22 May 2011 05:26:15 +0000

By: Google Invades Your Home…Android Phones Control Your Appliances and Accessories (video) « Near Field Communications / Smart mCommerce

Sat, 21 May 2011 21:26:26 +0000

[...] Soon your smart phone may be the only light switch you’ll ever need. At this year’sGoogle I/O conference, enterprising executives from the Silicon Valley search giant announced that their Android OS for mobile devices will soon be able to reach out and touch appliances in your home. The open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) will allow developers to wire lights and other common electrical devices to control boards that can interact directly with Android (via USB or BlueTooth). Google wants to take this hardware interactive capability and use it to turn your home into a smart living space. Push a button in an app on your Android and specially enabled lamps will turn off and on, music will start playing on your speakers, or maybe your air-conditioner will kick in. It’s all up to you – you can command your entire house from your phone or tablet with Android as your operating system. That’s the Android@Home concept and it could make it easy and cheap to upgrade your bachelor pad from a neanderthal’s lair to a real high-tech Batcave. Check out the Google I/O 2011 presentations for the ADK and Android@Home in the video below. Using Android to send commands to other electronics is a great idea, but I’m much more excited about information flowing in the other direction. As Google enables you to create a smart-home, they could also be building the Internet of Things. [...]

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Google Invades Your Home…Android Phones Control Your Appliances and … — Sat, 21 May 2011 17:44:20 +0000

[...] Soon your intelligent phone might be a usually light switch you’ll ever need. At this year’s Google I/O conference, forward executives from a Silicon Valley hunt hulk announced that their Android OS for mobile inclination will shortly be means to strech out and hold appliances in your home. The open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) will concede developers to hoop lights and other common electrical inclination to control play that can correlate directly with Android (via USB or BlueTooth). Google wants to take this hardware interactive capability and use it to spin your home into a intelligent vital space. Push a symbol in an app on your Android and specifically enabled lamps will spin off and on, song will start personification on your speakers, or maybe your air-conditioner will flog in. It’s all adult to you – you can authority your whole residence from your phone or inscription with Android as your handling system. That’s a Android@Home judgment and it could make it easy and inexpensive to ascent your bachelor pad from a neanderthal’s den to a genuine high-tech Batcave. Check out a Google I/O 2011 presentations for a ADK and Android@Home in a video below. Using Android to send commands to other wiring is a good idea, though I’m most some-more vehement about information issuing in a other direction. As Google enables you to emanate a smart-home, they could also be building a Internet of Things. [...]

By: Google Invades Your Home…Android Phones Control Your Appliances and Accessories (video) | Singularity Hub

Sat, 21 May 2011 15:22:58 +0000

By: “IoT” to connect everything – Building an Internet of Things [27Apr10] | The Book

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:49:54 +0000

[...] The potential for omnipresent surveillance is mind-boggling. (Jan) Clipped from singularityhub.com [...]

By: Tracking Every Pill, Every Piece Of Food – The Internet Of Things Cometh | Singularity Hub

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:38:01 +0000

[...] we take came from the manufacturers we trust and in the condition they required. It’s the Internet of Things for prescription drugs, and it could save lives and streamline inventory all over the world. Watch [...]

By: Internet of things and Education « Thinking Flow

Internet of things and Education « Thinking Flow — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:05:24 +0000

[...] Take a moment and imagine a future where every object you own has a presence on the internet. (source) The thinking goes that just about everything, be it a shirt, toy, wall or milk jug, will have a [...]

By: Stickybits Is Like Twitter For the Internet of Things (video) | Singularity Hub

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:00:09 +0000

[...] links. That, in essence, is Stickybits. The New York City based startup combines the promise of the Internet of Things with the inane addictiveness of social media. Here’s how it works. You download the free App [...]

By: In the Debate Over RFID Tracking, Children are The Testing Ground | Singularity Hub

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 15:41:05 +0000

[...] become invaluable in a lot more places very soon. We are slowly (or should I say quickly?) building an Internet of Things – giving items connectivity to track their locations, status, and histories and to [...]