You and the Internet of Things: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Integrating the IoT into Your Daily Life

Length: 170 pages
Edition: 1
Language: English
Publisher: Self-Counsel Press
Publication Date: 2020-03-15
ISBN-10: B0866B67JH
Sales Rank: #717647 (See Top 100 Books)

As a result of advances in sophisticated artificial intelligence and machine learning, automation and augmented reality, the Internet landscape is undergoing massive change. It’s no longer just about accessing information via electronic devices like laptops, smartphones, and tablets. From toasters to transit systems, we are now in the age of the Internet of Things where interconnected devices and objects are fully networked and communicate data back and forth. Devices and objects learn from these data exchanges and adapt and respond to our personal needs and preferences.

From “smart” houses to “smart” cars, from cashless banking to wearable sensors that gather personal health data, new technological innovations and the Internet of Things is integrated with nearly all aspects of daily living, impacting health, home, transportation, shopping, travel and entertainment. Soon, everything with be “smart”.

What does this mean for you? This book is a guide to understanding the way soon-to-be common technologies affect your daily life and how to use these technologies for increased safety, security, convenience, and quality of life. If you are a mainstream user of technology, part of the sandwich generation, or a baby boomer trying to navigate the IoT age, this book is your roadmap.

Cover
Title Page
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Internet: Then and Now
    1. The Internet As a Research Tool
    2. The Internet As a Communication Tool
    3. The Internet As a Planning Tool
    Worksheet 1: Internet Use: Current Personal and Family Priorities
    4. Welcome to the Internet of Things
    5. Summing Up
Chapter 2: Today’s Internet: The Internet of Things
    1. What Is the Internet of Things and How Does It Work?
    2. What Makes Smart Technology So Smart?
    3. Let’s Talk Networks
    Worksheet 2: The Scope and Scale of In-Home Wi-Fi Use and Family Entertainment
    4. A Few Resources
Chapter 3: Security and Privacy
    1. The Right to Privacy
    2. How Is Data Used?
    3. Data Security
    4. The (In)Security of Home Networks
    5. The Need for Standardization
    Worksheet 3: Privacy and You: How Comfortable Are You with Data Sharing?
Chapter 4: Connected Home: The Devices
    1. All about the Smartphone
    2. Voice Assistants
    3. A Note about Hubs
    4. The Connected Home Ecosystem
    5. The Majors: Amazon, Apple, and Google
    6. Final Words of Advice on Choosing a Smart Device Ecosystem
Chapter 5: Smart Goods and Gadgets for Your Connected Home
    1. Safety and Security in Your Home
    2. People and Pets: Protecting the Ones We Love
    3. Home Maintenance
    4. A More Comfortable Home: Lighting, Window Coverings, and Temperature Control
    5. Appliances, Large and Small
    6. Private Spaces: The Smart Bedroom and Bathroom
    7. Routines and Scenes
    8. Key Principles to Guide Your Choices
    Worksheet 4: Applying the Key Principles: A Checklist
Chapter 6: Connected Home Entertainment
    1. What’s on TV, Besides Everything?
    2. Gaming
    3. Micro-choice: The Personalization of Entertainment
Chapter 7: Time to Chill: Travel and Leisure
    1. Smart Travel
    2. Other Leisure Activities
Chapter 8: Smart Shopping
    1. Shopping Online
    2. Bricks and Mortar
    3. Cashless Transactions
    4. Delivered to Your Doorstep
Chapter 9: Smart Health and Fitness
    1. The State of Digital Medicine
    2. The Doctor Is Virtually In
    3. Staying Healthy: An Overview of Health and Fitness Apps
    Worksheet 5: Your Digital Health Literacy
Chapter 10: Smart Transportation
    1. Automobiles and Data Collection
    2. Automatic Safety Features and Displays: Is Your Car Smarter Than You?
    3. Automatic Vehicle Features and Your Insurance Policy
    4. Digital Technologies and Public Transportation
    5. Cruising to Full Automation
    Worksheet 6: Transportation Needs, Today and Tomorrow
Chapter 11: The Future of the Internet: We Are Shaping It
Download Kit
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notice
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