As devices in the home become increasingly networked and internet-connected–e.g., the “internet fridge”–the missing link could be a simple, portable, user-oriented device that acts as an interface, wirelessly connecting the range of devices that make up the “Internet of Things.”
A recent article on ReadWriteWeb suggests that this central device could be Apple’s iPad:
…[T]he mistake we’ve made with Internet fridges in the past was to think of them like a dumb sensor…it’s not the instrumentation that is important in an Internet fridge – it’s the network.
The data will probably be collected by the fridge, in time via RFID-enabled food packaging. But the fridge itself is a clumsy interface to that data. Early examples of Internet fridges have tried to be an interface for the consumer. Although some have had tablet-like devices that could be disconnected from the fridge and used on the kitchen bench, users have not found even those very compelling….
The iPad, however, will be used anywhere and everywhere by its users – inside and outside the house. So it’s a natural device to use to connect (virtually, not physically) to your fridge – along with other appliances and objects.
Tags: internet of things, iPad, rfid
im loving the ipad personally. what do you think of it now? was it upto your standards?
i am planning to buy an iPad since it looks lighter than a regular desknote and i don not use much of the features of a laptop.`-;