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Humanising the Internet of Things
This is a transcript of my speaker notes from a presentation given at the Churchill Club in Melbourne on Thursday, 23 February 2012. The overall topic was a technology briefing on IoT technologies and business opportunities and had other speakers talk on the specific technologies involved and the networking needs of these technologies. My view (presented below) was to take a less technical stance and present examples and opportunities to provoke thought on the topic. … Read entire article »
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