Smart-Its: An Embedded Platform for Smart Objects
Michael Beigl, Hans W. Gellersen · 2003
Computer and communication hardware has become so small and inexpensive to consider their embedding in everyday objects. As a consequence it is expected that networked smart objects will give rise to new types of application and in particular such that are more tightly coupled with activity in the physical world. Recent years have seen many design examples for smart objects but for lack of a suitable platform it has remained difficult to study applications that involve networked operation of a diversity of such objects. In the Smart-Its project we are addressing this concern with development of embedded technology designed for post hoc augmentation of everyday objects. This paper describes our technology concept and the design of the 1G Smart-Its hardware/software platform.