{"id":11790,"date":"2012-01-03T20:55:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T01:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbach.net\/blog\/?p=11790"},"modified":"2021-07-26T17:28:12","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T21:28:12","slug":"internet-of-things-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/internet-of-things-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet of Things"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"InternetOnce upon a time, back in 2005, there was a time when \u201cusing the Internet\u201d always meant using a computer.<\/strong> Today getting on the Intertubes is an expected feature for many devices. The next digital frontier is the physical world, where the \u201cInternet of Things.\u201d The Internet of Things will bring an online ability to objects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Twine Sensor Connects Household Objects to the Internet<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Twine<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>Tested.com<\/em><\/a> notes<\/a> a Kickstarter<\/a> project from two MIT Media Lab<\/a> alums who developed a way to make the Internet of Things more available. A small, durable \u201cTwine\u201d sensor listens to its environment and reports back over Wi-Fi<\/a>. The creators hope their new product will let regular users, even those without programming knowledge, digitally manage their surroundings.<\/p>\n

A basic Twine unit senses temperature and motion, but other options like moisture detection, a magnetic switch, and more can be added using a breakout board. The various sensors and built-in Wi-Fi can be powered by either a mini-USB<\/a> connection or two AAA batteries, which will keep it running for months. Twine readings get wirelessly loaded into the appropriately named Spool web app, where users can set simple if-then triggers that create SMS messages<\/a>, tweets<\/a>, emails, or specially configured HTTP requests<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a donation of $99 or more will get you a basic unit when they ship in March.<\/p>\n

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