“An alliance of companies promoting embedded Internet Protocol in smart devices, like military sensors and home appliances, has added 12 new member organizations including Intel Corp.

The Internet Protocol for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance, formed in September 2008, evangelizes the idea that an entirely IP-based network makes it easier for dissimilar devices to communicate with each other, instead of being hindered by proprietary and ad hoc protocols.”

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http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/intel-joins-ipso-alliance-to-promote-ip-in-smart-devices/136157

“Ubiquitous and pervasive technologies such as RFID and smart computing promise a world of networked and interconnected devices. Everything from tires to toothbrushes could soon be in communications range, heralding the dawn of an era in which today’s Internet of People gives way to tomorrow’s Internet of Things — where billions of objects will have the ability to report their location, identity, and history over wireless connections.”

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http://www.wowebook.com/e-book/networks/the-internet-of-things-from-rfid-to-the-next-generation-pervasive-networked-systems-wireless-networks-and-mobile-communications.html

“Multi-billion dollar smart grid and home health initiatives are driving the Smart Home market despite a challenging economy, according to ON World. The energy crisis and out-of-control healthcare spending have governments and the private sector scrambling to develop smart technologies such as Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) that pay for themselves in months, not years. In 2012, ON World predicts that global WSN products and services for the Smart Home will be worth $6 billion.”

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http://onworld.com/html/newsshset.htm

During the WWDC 2009 keynote, Scott Forstall of Apple states that “what’s really exciting is that when you connect sensors to an iPhone, you turn the whole world into a laboratory.”

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http://live.gdgt.com/2009/06/08/live-wwdc-2009-keynote-coverage/

“Motorola is turning to the consumer electronics market as it looks to expand its troubled wireless business in new directions.  On Tuesday morning, the company will announce plans to sell wireless broadband modules that device makers can use to put into consumer electronics products or monitoring devices to provide broadband wireless connectivity. Specifically, Motorola is putting its homegrown wireless technology into embedded modules so that laptops, Netbooks, digital cameras, and other devices can connect to the Internet using 3G HSPA networks, as well as 4G wireless networks using WiMax and LTE technologies.”

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10254063-94.html?tag=mncol

“We’ve seen ZigBee wireless functionality showing up in everything from remote controls to robots, but apparently that was all just the beginning. The Alliance has announced plans to expand its low-power standards to support Internet Protocol, a move that member-company Texas Instruments is apparently quite pleased about — perhaps seeing an opportunity to make up some of those declining sales in the mobile phone area. IP connectivity in all sorts of random devices should open the door for plenty of exciting and new-fangled connectivity options, all of which can only mean one thing: dung beetle MMO.”

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http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/27/zigbee-adding-ip-capabilities-to-its-wireless-devices-texas-ins/

“AT&T Inc. is working with developers to wirelessly enable a plethora of consumer electronics, representatives said at the International CTIA Wireless show today.  The trend of creating connected consumer electronics has been going on for some time, but AT&T is rethinking how it will charge for the wireless service behind such devices, especially if customers used multiple wireless devices, AT&T representatives said.”

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http://m2m.orangeom.com/att-gets-on-board-with-m2m-the-internet-of-things/