Talk given at NEXT13 in berlin on April 23rd 2013.

1. This is me throwing my toys out of the pram.

2. Soft Interfaces
Wishful thinking for the
near future of the
the internet of things.
@iotwatch

3. what happens when we embed
connectivity in everyday objects.
what happens when products are
designed with an understanding of the
affordances of the web.
wtf is iot?
bored?
Type
+nurl.com/
and
wait

4. This is big business.
Bosch
IBM
Cisco
GE

5. …and a lot of startups.
Good Night Lamp
Bergcloud
MakieLab
BleepBleeps
Mint Digital
(go spend an hour on kickstarter now)

6. Hardware
(open/closed)
Connectivity
(wifi, zigbee/radio,
GSM)
Battery life
Standards
Privacy
Security
What things?
The conversation

7. This isn’t it

8. It’s probably not this.

9. 2001
slow technology: a design agenda for technology
aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest
rather than efficiency in performance.
creating technology that surrounds us and
therefore is a part of our activities for long
periods of time
(Hallnas /Redstrom)
+nyurl.com/ckuatll

10. People check their
phones 34 times/day
18 visits to FB.
Habit formation &
commerce are the
same.
Bunch of hippies.

11. slow technology: a design agenda for technology
aimed at reflection and moments of mental rest
rather than efficiency in performance.
creating technology that surrounds us and
therefore is a part of our activities for long
periods of time
(Hallnas /Redstrom)
+nyurl.com/brl77zk
what I’ve kept

12. Things that move

13. Things that light up

14. Things that help
+nyurl.com/ckuatll

15. Things that give out gum.

16. Things that print.

17. Things that poke out.

18. Augmenting the physical world

19. So what’s the problem?

20. Retail is fucked.

21. John Lewis had a
competition for
innovative ideas.
The winners included
shampoo, pillows and
baby strollers.
Category issues.

22. It’s not better online.
+nyurl.com/brl77zk

23. Maybe this is?

24. The last 5 slides.

25. gadget
object
iot

26. Hysteresis is the dependence of a system not
only on its current environment but also on its
past environment.
Industrial production was said to be dead, now
we’re rebooting it, connected with a software
mindset. Not easy.
A state of hysteresis.
+nyurl.com/chtjubp

27. The Unazukin generation.

28. Fuzzy logic
Works / doesn’t work won’t apply.
Kinetic interactions
Moving beyond ambient /ubiquitous
New, more accessible markets
Probably not for technologists
soft, not slow.

29. The ability of a liquid to maintain contact
with a solid surface.
Startups & industry are figuring out how to
work together again through incubators.
This isn’t enough. Capital is key.
The wetting stage.
+nyurl.com/c2rf8ah

31. Wish us luck. Danke.
@iotwatch
alex@goodnightlamp.com