The Internet of Things

By (author)  Samuel Greengard

Format Paperback | 232 pages

Dimensions 127 x 177.8 x 16mm | 666g

Publication date 01 May 2015

Publisher MIT Press Ltd

Imprint MIT Press

Publication City/Country Cambridge, Mass., United States

Language English

ISBN10 0262527731

ISBN13 9780262527736

内容简介

MIT新概念丛书，由美国麻省理工学院出版社出版，不同于一些专业书籍的简明文本，这套丛书重新把―些重要的主题综合在―起，涵盖从文化历史到科学技术等众多领域，并就当下一些热点问题提供了quan威分析。

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.

作者简介

Samuel Greengard is a business and technology writer based in West Linn, Oregon.