[ 導讀 ] 華夏物聯網訊：“物聯網”這個概念描述的是一個對象和對象間的無線網絡。它在某種程度上與現在的可尋址網頁網絡（也就是www）是并駕齊驅的，不過，“物聯網”包含了可尋址的無生命物體，它既可以是家里的冰箱，也可能是你腳上的鞋子。盡管人們數年來一直在討論這個互聯

    華夏物聯網訊：“物聯網”這個概念描述的是一個對象和對象間的無線網絡。它在某種程度上與現在的可尋址網頁網絡（也就是www）是并駕齊驅的，不過，“物聯網”包含了可尋址的無生命物體，它既可以是家里的冰箱，也可能是你腳上的鞋子。盡管人們數年來一直在討論這個互聯物體組成的世界，但物聯網的概念卻進展甚微，至少目前如此。

    Tikitag

    最近，我們發現有很多公司都在試圖開發能夠建立“物聯網”的技術。其中一個是出現在DEMO08會展上的Tikitag公司。有了啟動工具箱和一些客戶軟件，用戶可以自行設計RFID標簽，將它們用在任何用途上。它們可以啟動應用程序，將用戶鏈至URL，此外還能提供很多功能。

    Tikitag電子標簽的優點是，用戶不需要專門的RFID閱讀器對它們進行掃描——它們與NFC（Near Field Communication，近場無線通信）手機這樣的第三方閱讀器是兼容的。NFC手機至今已有4000萬臺，而分析家估計到2012年它的銷售量會達到超過2.5億臺。

    Tikitag啟動工具箱包括一臺閱讀器和10個標簽，售價34.95歐元（含稅）/49.95美元。附加Tikitag RFID標簽售價為19.95歐元或29.95美元。

    Mir:ror

    Mir:ror（魔鏡）是Violet公司的設備，它可以探測你給它的物品，并賦予該物品以能力。如果你在與USB連接的“魔鏡”前揮舞東西，就可以自動觸發應用程序和多媒體內容。“魔鏡”實際上并不能感知物體本身，它對物體上的RFID射頻標簽作出反應，得知下一步應該告訴電腦的信息。

    這些標簽嵌在Violet公司的Ztamp里——Ztamp彩色的RFID“郵票”，貼在想要連接的物體上。標簽還能與Violet公司另一種更具知名度的聯網產品聯合使用——可愛的機器兔子Nabaztag可以通過光線、聲音和語音來表達任何周圍環境的信息，比如為你閱讀郵件和RSS Feed。

    Pachube

    Pachube服務可以讓你“從世界各處的物體、設備、建筑和環境中標記和分享實時感應的信息。其主要目標是促進兩個環境間遠距離的物質和非物質交流。”在Pachube網站上，你可以添加一個feed或使用已有的feed。Feed來源于已經聯網或可以發送短信的設備、建筑和互聯裝置。Pachube還支持“第二生命”（Second Life）裝置。

    在網站上注冊一個feed后，用戶便可以與其他對象分享實時數據，保留自己[FS:PAGE]數據的歷史記錄，或創建用于網頁的在線圖像。

    Arduino

    Arduino是一款由開放源代碼軟硬件組成的開放源代碼電子原型設計平臺，為藝術家、設計師、業余愛好者和所有對創建交互式對象和環境（即“物聯網”）有興趣的人而構建。

   如果你想了解通過Arduino可以構建什么類型的聯網物體，請觀看此演示。作者對一把兒童玩具射線槍進行了設置，只要有人在Twitter上對#barcampliverpool散列標簽做出標記，玩具槍就會作出反應。

    ZeroG Wireless

    ZeroG Wireless是一家專攻小功耗無線芯片的半導體公司。它的低功耗Wifi芯片可以嵌入任何系統，包括電子消費品、智能能源設備、家庭和建筑控制儀器，便攜式醫學傳感器和傳感器網絡等。公司出于“相信無線連接的全新模式已近在眼前這一事實”而建立。公司的網站稱，它們的設想是“無線第四代——物聯網”。

    英文原文：5 Companies Building the "Internet of Things"

 

The is "internet of things" a concept that describes a wireless network between objects. In a way, it parallels the current network of addressable web pages (aka the "world wide web"), except "the internet of things" would include addressable inanimate objects that could be anything from your home's refrigerator to the shoes on your feet. Although this world of web-connected things has been much discussed for years, we've seen little movement pushing the concept forward. At least, until now.

Tikitag

Recently, we've seen a handful of companies attempting to develop technologies that could build an "internet of things." One example is Tikitag, a company that presented at the DEMO 08 conference. With a Tikitag starter kit and some client software, you can program your own RFID tags so that they can do anything you want them to do. They can launch an application, deliver you to a URL, and so much more.

 

What's great about Tikitag's tags is that you don't need a specialized RFID reader in order to scan them - they're compatible with third party readers like NFC (Near Field Communication) [FS:PAGE]enabled mobile phones. There are already over 40 million of these phones available and analysts expect over 250 millions to be sold in 2012.

You can get the Tikitag starter kit with one reader and 10 tags for 34.95 Euro + VAT/$49.95 U.S. Additional Tikitag RFID tags are sold for 19.95 EURO or $29.95 U.S.

Mir:ror

Mir:ror is a device from a company called Violet that detects the objects you show it and gives them powers. As you wave a device over the USB-attached mirror, you can trigger applications and multimedia content automatically. The "magic" mirror isn't actually sensing the object itself, but is reacting to an RFID tag placed on the object which then tells your computer what to do.

Those tags are embedded in the company's Ztamps, colorful RFID stamps that you stick on the objects you want to connect. They also work with the company's other more well-known internet-connected object: the Nabaztag, an adorable rabbit that can deliver anything from ambient information through lights and sounds to verbal information - like when he reads your email or RSS feeds to you.

Pachube

Pachube is a service that lets you "tag and share real time sensor data from objects, devices, buildings and environments around the world. The key aim is to facilitate interaction between remote environments, both physical and virtual." On their web site, you can either input a feed or use one of the feeds available. The feeds come from devices, buildings, or interactive installations that are already connected to the internet or that send out SMS messages. Also supported are Second Life installations.

 

 By registering a feed on the site, you can share your real-time data with other objects, keep historical records of your data, or create online graphs to use in a web page.
Arduino

Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform made up of open source hardware and software. It's intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested in [FS:PAGE]creating interactive objects or environments - that is, "the internet of things."

For an example of the type of internet-connected objects you can build with Arduino, look at this presentation where the author configured a kid's toy ray gun to react when anyone posted on Twitter about the #barcampliverpool hash tag.

 

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