Submitted: August 29, 2011 - 2:43pm
Originally published: August 29, 2011
Last updated: August 29, 2011 - 2:46pm
Originally published: August 29, 2011
Last updated: August 29, 2011 - 2:46pm
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Discover Magazine
Author:
David Freedman
Why can't we go online to track down the things we really want to find -- like car keys and iPods? It turns out you soon will be able to do exactly that, owing to the coming of something called the Internet of Things. Instead of connecting online with other people , we will link up with the objects we own and love. Compared with our current “Internet of Whatever,” this could be a real step up.
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