Main points of the Article:

• Authors explains about ‘The Internet of things’
• What you need to know
• Explain the basics of the Internet of things
• How Internet connects millions of gadgets and people
• How Internet has shifted the lives of people today
• How microchip shares data online without much human interference
• The writer comments, the good and the bad of this technology
• How internet is accessible from anywhere
• Huge amount of information can be accessed to make important decision.
• Author talks about, how the chief Guru of Internet takes advantage of the Internet in his house.

Summary of the Article:

The Internet of Things

In the article, “The Internet of Things” by Patrick Goss, dated 4 December 2013, comments this is an expression used by almost everyone in today’s world, and frankly horrible, and for sure we are going to hear about this expression more and more in the coming years. So the question is what is this all about? At its basic, the Internet is connected to millions of gadgets and devices whether we know it or not, that do not require humans to tell what data to share. Everything from writing a simple mail to your friend or operating huge complex machine from a remote location. For example, the author mentions, fitness band, smart thermostat, door sensors, sensor water faucets, micro chipped street lights, whether conditions, can all be controlled.

The Author gives a few examples,
a) How to detect street lighting problems when light are blown by connecting a micro chip processor that connects a series of bulbs and saves time detecting faults in the entire network and these can be easily rectified. The system also predicts the life time of the bulbs which alerts the operator when to replace the bulbs.
b) Life enabling: Mike Muller the chief Technical officer of ARM company states we can stay ahead with cost effective sensors such as wireless controller in parking space loaded in our smart phones, which tell us how you can find a parking space.

In view of the above, the author tells there is a huge potential where thousands of applications can be useful and can be effective in our daily lives.

Vint Cerf, who is the chief evangelist at Google, is best known as the founding father of the internet. He explains how his house is connected to devices, has sensors connected on a AA battery cell that controls temperature, opens doors, controls humidity and light.