What happens when every physical object and place has an internet IP address? This could happen in the very near future, and the impact on daily life could be profound. Several trends are already moving in that direction: Hardware: We already see RFID tags used to track the whereabouts of consumer goods. Consumer electronics, vehicles,[...]
A Trillion Points of Light? Taggants as Ubiquitous AR Markers – Part 1
Thursday, June 2, 2011 By 3 Comments
The concept of painting the world with tiny taggants is too big for one blog post. In this first part, I’ll describe what I mean by “ubiquitous marking.” In the second, I’ll outline some of the legal issues that such an approach might raise. The nearly universal sentiment of those who spoke at the recent[...]
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