Das Internet der Dinge

Peter Glaser hat’s vor 15 Jahren geahnt, Kevin Kelly auch schon vor 10 (zumindest laut meinem schwammigen Erinnerungsvermögen), aber denkbar ist leichter als machbar, und jetzt klopft es wieder einmal an unsere Türen, the Internet of Things

computing through dedicated devices will slowly disappear, while information processing capabilities will emerge throughout our surrounding environment. With the benefit of integrated information processing capacity, industrial products will take on smart capabilities. They may also take on electronic identities that can be queried remotely, or be equipped with sensors for detecting physical changes around them. Such developments will make the merely static objects of today dynamic ones – embedding intelligence in our environment and stimulating the creation of innovative products and new business opportunities. The Internet of Things will enable forms of collaboration and communication between people and things, and between things themselves, hitherto unknown and unimagined.