Casting The Wireless Sensor Net
from the it's-coming... dept
MIT's Tech Review has a long article looking at the current state of wireless sensor networks, saying that it's very much like the state of the internet in the 70s. There's some work being done, but there are many different standards and it's mostly being done in small clumps as opposed to all being connected together. People are saying that some sort of official wireless sensor standard needs to emerge - even if accidentally - before the technology takes off. Another big concern seems to be how to deal with the information overload from such sensors. The important thing is not to get raw data, but to answer specific questions. Thus, some people are working on a "Google for the physical world" that will make sense of sensor data.
Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
Techdirt is one of the few remaining truly independent media outlets. We do not have a giant corporation behind us, and we rely heavily on our community to support us, in an age when advertisers are increasingly uninterested in sponsoring small, independent sites — especially a site like ours that is unwilling to pull punches in its reporting and analysis.
While other websites have resorted to paywalls, registration requirements, and increasingly annoying/intrusive advertising, we have always kept Techdirt open and available to anyone. But in order to continue doing so, we need your support. We offer a variety of ways for our readers to support us, from direct donations to special subscriptions and cool merchandise — and every little bit helps. Thank you.
–The Techdirt Team
