While there are clear concerns inherent to the expansion of the internet of things, the revolutionary potential for quality of life improvement cannot be understated. Objects with internet connectivity integrate new technology into the daily routines of our lives, as described in Neil Gershenfeld and JP Vasseur’s article “As Objects Go Online: The Promise (and …
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Mar 15
reality television changed commuication
TV has changed our method for correspondence in a few different ways, rather than surging home to see a show at a specific time, we record it onto our DVR or simply stream it on the web. Customary ways have changed and we don’t pay psyche to most network shows except if we approach them …
Mar 15
Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is the act of getting data or contribution to an undertaking or venture by enrolling the administrations of countless. Such as the customary course, keep a similar generation unblemished and have everything on a similar recurrence or Go the nontraditional course, discover a gathering of individuals who can make/accomplish what you’re searching for and …
Mar 14
Digital and Reality Television
Personally, I see a great change in reality television and the online profiles/characters people try to create for their benefit and understood that they can build a following for being outgoing and sometimes try to chase the shock factor of it all. The issue with today is that negativity sells and people will latch onto …
Mar 14
Crowdsourcing
Crowdsourcing is simply the act of being in the midst of a split in the road, that split is: A) Go the traditional route, keep the same production intact and have everything on the same frequency or B) Go the nontraditional route, find a group of people who can create/achieve what you’re looking for and …
Mar 12
Objects connected to the internet
There are many objects or devices today that are connected to the internet. These items range from many products. One product relating to your housing environment would be the nest thermostat. The Nest Learning Thermostat is a smart thermostat developed by Nest Labs and designed by Tony Fadell, Ben Filson, and Fred Bould. It is …
Mar 12
Reality TV
Reality TV are television programs in which real people are continuously filmed, designed to be entertaining rather than informative. For a generation like ours reality TV is almost the norm. We do not ever usually question the types of reality TV that are displayed because we are now so used to shows displayed in this …
Mar 12
The Internet of Things
Imagine robots ruling the earth. That seems like a movie topic, something a producer would want to showcase to the world to make profit from their audience. It’s a type of movie plot that actors such as Will Smith participated in, but this is slowly becoming a reality. More and more we’re seeing that objects …
Mar 12
Objects Going Online
Objects being connected to the internet definitely has and abundance of upsides. And as technology progresses they can be beneficial to everyone, but it can be exploited if put into the wrong hands. Today we have what Julian Bleeker calls the internet in their article A Manifesto for Networked Objects — Cohabiting with Pigeons, Arphids …
Mar 12
The Internet of Things – Jontae Zapata
The world is becoming inherently electronic. Everything we once had to manually operate is becoming more easily accessible, such as television now having remote controls and voice operating systems for people who don’t want to leave their couches. This may not always be a good thing. In the article by the New York Times Thermostats, Locks …