Pew Internet: Internet of Things Will “Thrive” by 2025

Here’s a new Pew Internet report about the rise of the Internet of Things released today.
From the Introduction:

To a notable extent, the experts agree on the technology change that lies ahead, even as they disagree about its ramifications. Most believe there will be:

• A global, immersive, invisible, ambient networked computing environment built through the continued proliferation of smart sensors, cameras, software, databases, and massive data centers in a world-spanning information fabric known as the Internet of Things.

• “Augmented reality” enhancements to the real-world input that people perceive through the use of portable/wearable/implantable technologies.

• Disruption of business models established in the 20th century (most notably impacting finance, entertainment, publishers of all sorts, and education).

• Tagging, databasing, and intelligent analytical mapping of the physical and social realms.

This current report is an analysis of opinions about the likely expansion of the Internet of Things (sometimes called the Cloud of Things), a catchall phrase for the array of devices, appliances, vehicles, wearable material, and sensor-laden parts of the environment that connect to each other and feed data back and forth. It covers the over 1,600 responses that were offered specifically about our question about where the Internet of Things would stand by the year 2025.

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