Re:What's the next big thing for the Internet of Things?
by se85 on Tuesday July 24, 2012 @12:29AM
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Web sockets.
It's not there yet, but when it is just as common to find WebSockets in a javascript engine as it is to find AJAX functionality, and Web socket functionality is available in a larger number of backend platforms.
We will definitely be seeing a lot more real time web apps/web sites and the very nature of that could change the face of the internet quite easily I'd imagine. Heres to wishful thinking!
Re:What's the next big thing for the Internet of Things?
by majorapps on Thursday July 19, 2012 @02:52AM
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NFC - once NFC becomes ubiquitous, it'll be a lot easier for developers and manufacturers to integrate solutions. The problem at the moment is that we don't have critical mass of readers.
It's not there yet, but when it is just as common to find WebSockets in a javascript engine as it is to find AJAX functionality, and Web socket functionality is available in a larger number of backend platforms.
We will definitely be seeing a lot more real time web apps/web sites and the very nature of that could change the face of the internet quite easily I'd imagine. Heres to wishful thinking!