Tweakfest 2009 presentation on the Internet of Things

Dr. Iñaki Vázquez Tweakfest 2009, 24-25 April, Zurich

About me Juan Ignacio Vázquez   a.k.a. Iñaki Vázquez Work in:   University of Deusto, Bilbao (Spain)  DeustoTech (technology research centre) Head of R&D unit on Ambient Intelligence   14 people  www.morelab.deusto.es Occasional blogger   awareIT.com

The Internet was (just) for people Now the Internet is (also) for… … things, objects, wear, toys … animals, plants

Terms and buzzwords Internet of Things (IoT)  Physical computing  Physical browsing  SensorWeb  Smart objects  Social gadgets  Sensitive objects  Talkative objects  Spimes  … 

Activating things

Prototype demo: souvenir- aware Google Earth

Internet-connected wear Wi-Fi T-Shirt 

Smart-umbrella

Prototype demo: RFIDGlove

Internet “displays”

RealWidgets Tiny windows to the  Internet

Prototype demo: iCompass

Internet toys Elmo Live   Prototype video: ToyBook from SmartMotes  The computer no longer the (only) medium for Internet gaming  Manipulating real objects is better for psychomotor development in children

Internet-connected life Is there any sense for my dog “Fido” to have a Facebook account?

Internet-connected life

Some problems challenges Energy   Smart and communicative require large amounts of energy over time Privacy   Objects are sensitive to your actions and talkative: gossip? Usability   How to browse (part of) the Internet by manipulating an object without using screen, keyboard or mouse

Thank you! Interested in a closer  look, technical details or philosophy on IoT? Please talk with me! ivazquez@eside.deusto.es   Presentation available at  awareIT.com

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Tweakfest 2009 presentation on the Internet of Things

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