How the “internet of things” will replace the web - Quartz

The second in a series. We’ve already written about why 2014 is really, finally the year that the “internet of things”—that effort to remotely control every object on earth—becomes visible in our everyday lives. But most of us don’t recognize just how far the internet of things will go, from souped-up gadgets that track our every move to a world that predicts our actions and emotions. In this way, the internet of things will become more central to society than the internet as we know it today. The web will survive, just as email survived the arrival of the web. But its role will be reduced to that of a language for displaying content on screens, which are likely to be more ubiquitous but less necessary. The internet of things will create a world of “invisible buttons” Rooms that know when you’re present and how you’re feeling can illuminate themselves appropriately Philips The pioneer species of the internet of things is the smartphone. Apple’s play for the internet of things

Forget the Internet of Things: Here Comes the ‘Internet of Cars’ | Opinion Illustration: Ross Patton/Wired What if large groups of people could go beyond ridesharing – replacing traditional car ownership altogether through on-demand access to the cars they want: a convertible in the summer, an SUV for winter ski trips? What if driving skills could be computed as a score that warned us of bad drivers nearby – real time, on the road – also enabling navigation systems to offer safer alternative routes? Imagine if we could get rid of traffic jams and accidents altogether. Or how about if our cars picked up our groceries on their own – and dropped us off at the airport like a self-contained limo service? What if automakers could subsidize our car purchases by working with telecommunications and other companies that want to capitalize on the lifetime revenue opportunity of a connected driver? Whether you embrace or object to these scenarios, they’re not too far away. The Era of Smart Mobility Is Going to Change Everything But what is it? But What Do Consumers Want?

Internet of Everything The Internet of Everything (IoE) should be understood as the next evolutionary stage of the Internet of Things (IoT) – that is, a technology concept that sees previously unconnected objects and processes being converged with the ones that are digital-first by their nature. This all-encompassing convergence of physical and digital domains is set to disrupt individual organizations and entire industries like nothing before. On one hand, the IoE is being enabled by advancements with standardized, ultra-low-power wireless technologies. On the other hand, the emergence of Big Data and associated analytics are taking the potential value of the wirelessly-enabled IoE applications and services to a whole new level. Building on ABI Research’s unparalleled expertise in wireless connectivity, the Internet of Everything Research Service is at the forefront of this industry shift. View more research in this service...