An intriguing thought

The thought of combining the physical world with the internet is kind of the vision for the next internet. The idea of obiquity is not new of course, but when seen from a practical perspective like this at least I find it easier to grasp what the whole thing is about. It's gonna be BIG. 

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[Olle]

Check out Kevin Slevin's talk from PSFK New York. If nothing else, then for a energetic presentation with "Here's your fucking mobile media plan" in it.

http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/video-psfk-conference-nyc-kevin-slavins-this-platform-called-everyday-life.html

and this technology savvy cat.... http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/twitterrfid-equals-one-futuristic-cat-door.html

Cool stuff all together, but the real hero isn't technology but the minds who understand people enough to actually turn it into useful stuff. Technology has no limits.

[Leon]

The catdoor, the bakery and the farting chair are great low-tech applications that use the same setup: a sensor, a programmable I/O box (that connects via USB to a PC) and twitter.

There are thousands of sensors avaiable today, everything from gyros to temperature, pressure, lightning to voice and smell.

My idea is to develop an open-standard format and an easy-to-use hardware piece with open-source plugins that allows for endless combinations and applications for just about anything.

Any venture capitalists around?

[Leon]

Let me explain in the next post.

[Fredric]

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_of_the_web.html