Tag: blogjects

The Internet of Things / Locative and Physical Media

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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The Internet of Things

In this age, we are starting to see robots and devices starting to take the jobs that humans do. Blogging, for example, is now becoming something that objects can even do. As explained in the reading “Why Things Matter” bloggers are “Participants in a network of exchange, disseminating thoughts, opinions, ideas — making culture — through …

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