Today's Featured Roadmap: Technology's path to the Internet of Things
A fascinating roadmap created back in 2010 illustrating how network technologies will potentially evolve to make us more digitally connected. The Internet of Things driven by smallness, ubiquity, and the desire for smart appliances. Source: Nokia Research Centre, Finland. http://www.slideshare.net/chupachappy/mobile-games-2010-by-nokia-1 Another view of this path created by SRI consulting. Note how it suggests our current focus is on locating people and everyday objects, and how this will shift to monitoring and control of distant objects. Some would argue the future is already here. We are already adjusting our thermostats, programming our PVRs, etc. remotely. And finally, this timeline just for fun because it is insanely detailed and dares us to dream: You can pan, scroll and download a full size version of this fantastic diagram by Andreas_MB on Flickr. http://www.flickr.com/photos/andreasmb/2925528770/sizes/l/