July 2016
Beginner to intermediate
282 pages
6h 12m
English
We are living in a world where lots of devices, appliances, and "things" that were disconnected are now part of a growing ecosystem of interconnected devices. We came from a past where computation could happen only in our computers—we are living in a present where computation happens in our pockets, with our smartphone. We are moving toward a future where computation will happen everywhere: a watch, a car, a drone, a house, a garden, and much more.
We had thermostats that had to be commanded manually and we have intelligent thermostats now, such as Google Nest, that learn from our habits and react accordingly to create a better and more effective user experience:
We had lights that needed a wall switch to be turned ON and OFF and now we ...