Stepping Closer To A Smarter World
—It's usually the freezer
The “Internet of Things” is one of our favorite ideas here at Undercurrent. Kevin Ashton coined the term in 1999 to describe a system of networked physical items that feed data back in the system about where they are and what state they’re in. It promises a world of smart objects that we’re slowly coming to realize. Two interesting new projects caught my eye over the weekend that move us closer to realizing this dream. Read more
An Idea For Every* TED Speaker
—Ideas Worth Sharing (img by Duncan Davidson, TED)
TED2012 was filled to the brim with “Ideas worth spreading™”. Back in the day, we used to make something called a Booster Pack, which was pretty much just a deck full of ideas. In the spirit of Ideas worth spreading™ we’ve resurrected the Booster Pack – we’ve got one idea for (almost) every person or group who presented at TED. Read more