Mobile and IoT

Software Consortium says: "Today there are roughly 1.5 billion net-enabled PCs and over 1 billion net-enabled cell phones. Within 5-10 years it is predicted that 100 billion devices will be connected to the net. As the smartphone revolution moves the web from our desks to our pockets, it is altering how and how fast applications obtain and process data. Since the different generations use the technology differently, another challenge for technologists are designs that work for different generations needs."  "Sensors are playing an increasing role in this evolution. Our phones and cameras are becoming the eyes and ears of applications; motion and location sensors tell where we are, what we are looking at, and how fast we are moving. Data is being collected, presented, and acted upon in real time and the scale of participation has increased by orders of magnitude. The Gartner Group projects that by year-end 2010, physical sensors will generate 20% of non-video internet traffic.

This widespread mobile access to the net is driving innovations in content, commerce, entertainment and gaming. Many of these innovations will be tailored to the information needs of users on the go, which are different from the information needs of the same user while at a desktop PC."

Source: THE INTERNET OF THINGS, PART 2:
OUR MOBILE "EYES AND EARS