The Internet of Things

by Samuel Greengard

Overview

A guided tour through the Internet of Things, a networked world of connected devices, objects, and people that is changing the way we live and work.

We turn on the lights in our house from a desk in an office miles away. Our refrigerator alerts us to buy milk on the way home. A package of cookies on the supermarket shelf suggests that we buy it, based on past purchases. The cookies themselves are on the shelf because of a “smart” supply chain. When we get home, the thermostat has already adjusted the temperature so that it's toasty or bracing, whichever we prefer. This is the Internet of Things—a networked world of connected devices, objects, and people. In this book, Samuel Greengard offers a guided tour through this emerging world and how it will change the way we live and work.

Greengard explains that the Internet of Things (IoT) is still in its early stages. Smart phones, cloud computing, RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology, sensors, and miniaturization are converging to make possible a new generation of embedded and immersive technology. Greengard traces the origins of the IoT from the early days of personal computers and the Internet and examines how it creates the conceptual and practical framework for a connected world. He explores the industrial Internet and machine-to-machine communication, the basis for smart manufacturing and end-to-end supply chain visibility; the growing array of smart consumer devices and services—from Fitbit fitness wristbands to mobile apps for banking; the practical and technical challenges of building the IoT; and the risks of a connected world, including a widening digital divide and threats to privacy and security. Finally, he considers the long-term impact of the IoT on society, narrating an eye-opening “Day in the Life” of IoT connections circa 2025.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262527736
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	03/20/2015
Series:	The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
Pages:	230
Product dimensions:	5.13(w) x 7.13(h) x 0.49(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Samuel Greengard is a business and technology writer whose work has appeared in Wired, Entrepreneur, CIO Insight, and other publications. He is the author of Finding the Work You Love and The Internet of Things (also in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series).

Editorial Reviews

Reading this important overview will give you a good grounding as to where this rapidly evolving field is heading.—John Gilbey, Times Higher Education—

Anyone who wants to learn about the pros and cons of this 'new thing' called the Internet of Things should read this book.

—Computing Reviews—

From the Publisher

Anyone who wants to learn about the pros and cons of this 'new thing' called the Internet of Things should read this book.

—Computing Reviews

Reviews

Anyone who wants to learn about the pros and cons of this 'new thing' called the Internet of Things should read this book.

Computing Reviews

Reading this important overview will give you a good grounding as to where this rapidly evolving field is heading.

Times Higher Education - John Gilbey