The Internet of Things is for People
summary
Argues that IoT must be human‑centered and demonstrates how web tech bridges devices and people: cites 100 billion connected things and Chrome on ~800 million devices, shows concrete tools—Physical Web (BLE beacons broadcasting URLs), Web Bluetooth, service workers, WebRTC, web push—and small working examples (1990s toaster toy, Trojan coffee‑pot camera, dangling‑string glanceable UI, Panic sign and Disney park game) that actually run. Emphasis is on specific integrations, privacy model, and offline Progressive Web App interactions.
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chapters (28)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:27Stephanies background
- 5:20What is Ubiquitous Computing
- 6:37Virtual Reality vs Ubiquitous Computing
- 8:15Toaster
- 9:06Coffee Pot
- 10:17Plastic Spaghetti
- 11:35Romkey Toaster
- 13:03Selfdriving cars
- 13:58The hype cycle
- 15:03Autonomous vehicles
- 15:55The relationship between objects and people
- 19:12Beacons
- 20:39Bluetooth
- 21:47The long term
- 22:42How does the beacon work
- 27:32Web URLs
- 30:54Geo Filters
- 32:03Physical Interactions
- 33:33Disney
- 35:24Web Bluetooth
- 37:38Web and IOT
- 38:05Choosing the Web
- 39:16Start Today
- 39:40Connected Things
- 40:03The Web
- 40:25The Web as your material
- 40:40Inclusive serendipitous ephemeral shareable universal
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