The termInternet of Things (IoT) was coined by British technology pioneer Kevin Ashton. The innovator and consumer sensor expert, defined the IoT back in the year 1999. He used the Internet of Things term todescribe thenetwork connecting objectsin the physical world to the Internetduring his work atProcter & Gamble.
Ashton, who was working in supply chain optimization, wanted to attract senior management's attention to a new exciting technology called Radio-frequency identification (RFID).
Radio-frequency identification technology uses electromagnetic fields in order to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. An RFID tag consists of a tiny radio transponder; a radio receiver, and a transmitter. And Ashton was working on this field when he came up with the Internet of Things to explain his work.
It took a while until the general public began to understand what The Internet of Things was all about and how this early trend was going to grow strong during the next couple of decades. It was only during the last few years that people began to fully understand the Internet of Things.
From that first use of the term Internet of Things, fast-forward 20 years, and humanity contemplates the birth ofThe Internet of Senses, one of theemerging consumer technology trendsfor 2021 and toward 2030.
If you missed it, here is my introductory summary of the consumer tech trends report andthe Internet of Senses(IoS).
Ericsson ConsumerLab predicts that by 2030, we will all experience The Internet of Senses (IoS). In the ninth edition of its 10 Hot Consumer Trends report, ConsumerLab found that consumers expect an array of beneficial services from connected technology interacting with our senses of sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch to be a reality by 2030.
Today, we are exploring what the first trend, the brain as the user interface, is all about.
The Internet of Senses will be enabled by technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), 5G, and automation. The main drivers for the Internet of Senses include immersive entertainment and online shopping, the climate crisis and the corresponding need to minimize climate impact.
Many predict that by 2030, the lines between thinking and doing will blur. Fifty-nine percent of consumers believe that we will be able to see map routes on VR glasses by simply thinking of a destination
More than 2,000 years ago, Greek philosophers thought that each human was alone and could never truly know the existence of another. This isolation is simply part of the human condition – but maybe not for much longer.
By 2030, technology is set to respond to our thoughts, and even share them with others. Think what that will mean; think, and that will mean.
