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Cisco Launches Alliance For the 'Internet of Things'

Posted by Soulskill on from the how's-that-ipv6-coming-along,-again? dept.

Yannis B. writes "This week, a group of leading technology vendors that includes Cisco, Sun, Ericsson, Atmel, Freescale, and embedded open source developers, founded the Internet Protocol for Smart Objects Alliance to promote the 'Internet of Things,' in which everyday objects such as thermometers, radiators, and light switches are given IP addresses and are connected to the Internet. Such IP-enabled 'smart objects' give rise to a wide range of applications, from energy-efficient homes and offices to factory equipment maintenance and hospital patient monitoring. For Slashdot readers who are interested in the underlying technology, a white paper written by well-known embedded open source developer Adam Dunkels and IETF ROLL working group chair JP Vasseur establishes the technical basis of the alliance (PDF)."

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  1. Just wait till the trolls get ahold of this stuff by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

    you will wind up with a picture of the Goatse man emblazoned on your toast every morning.

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  2. Still need cheaper Wi-fi chipsets for this to work by compumike · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nobody wants to run ethernet cable to their toaster... so I really think that making cheap Wi-fi chipsets is the answer here. Unfortunately it still costs at a very minimum $5+ to add wireless to something, so it's going to take a little while for a $2 light switch to get these.

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  3. you KNOW the RIAA is salivating by v1 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    over the prospect of all DVRs and DVD players having an internet connection. How long before your DVD player has to phone home to see if you're allowed to watch that DVD?

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  4. Re:Got more IPV6? by mikael_j · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I've actually been waiting for both something like this and IPv6 for a long time, but I suspect the day when I can monitor the temperature of my fridge and oven as well as if they're powered on or not using SNMP is pretty far off.

    /Mikael

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  5. Re:Just wait till the trolls get ahold of this stu by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Toastse! [3 (-o-) {]