The interconnection of everything in our lives especially from our work to our homes and vehicles through the internet of things is the vision of the future.
Consider your refrigerator e-mailing you that you need milk. Having the house thermostat recognizing your cell phone’s Bluetooth signal that we are home, and adjusting the room temperature to your preference settings. Or having every document, photo, music and movies in the cloud available upon command.
In the past I have had wireless printers stop accepting signals, or the internet just disappearing from a client’s office or when I am working from home. Hell, a block wide circle with my home in the center is considered a blackout area surrounded by incredibly strong internet signals makes me a tad leery of the internet of things.
Also, last week my Wife was unable to open the cover to her gas tank because of the cold and ice. In the old days, all that would have been necessary was a tad more effort to open the cover; there would also have been the finger hold to greatly assist me the effort. This alone makes me think that technology may not always be the best idea. I still prefer books to my Kindle.
It is also interesting that the liberals want equal access to the internet, but AT&T and Comcast have other plans. Among households with incomes of $30,000 and less, only 54% have access to broadband at home, says Kathryn Zickuhr, a research associate with Pew Research Center’s Internet Project.
So it will definitely be interesting to see what the future will actually hold for us.