Introduction
Chapter 1 Smart Connectivity: Welcome to the Internet of Things
Welcome to the Future
What Is the Internet of Things?
What Kinds of Things Can Be Connected to the Internet of Things?
What Do All Those Connected Things Do?
When Will the Internet of Things Arrive?
How Important Is the Internet of Things?
Smart Connectivity and You
Chapter 2 Smart Technology: How the Internet of Things Works
Understanding the Internet of Things: The Big Picture
Building the Internet of Things
Stage One: Device Proliferation and Connection
Stage Two: Making Things Work Together
Stage Three: Developing Intelligent Applications
Understanding Smart Devices
What’s a Thing?
Building Blocks
Deconstructing a Device
Store and Forward
Understanding Network Connections
How Traditional Networks Work
Transferring Data Over a Network
Understanding IP Addresses
Examining Wireless Technologies
Understanding RF Technology
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart
Cellular Networks
Mesh Networks
Proprietary Cellular Networks
Which Technologies Are Best?
Understanding the Data
Understanding Intelligent Applications
Understanding Big Data
Data Harvesting
Data Storage
Data Analysis
Profiting from the Internet of Things
Resources
Smart Technology and You
Chapter 3 Smart TVs: Viewing in a Connected World
What Exactly Is Smart TV?
What’s Inside a Smart TV?
What You Need to Use a Smart TV
What a Smart TV Does
Considering Smart TV Operating Systems
Examining a Typical Smart TV
Exploring Smart TV Set-Top Devices
How to Choose a Smart TV or Device
How Secure Are Smart TVs?
Hacking Into the System
An Eye Into Your Living Room
Official Snooping
Integrating Smart TVs into the Internet of Things
Smart TVs and You
Chapter 4 Smart Appliances: From Remote Control Ovens to Talking Refrigerators
Understanding Smart Appliances Today
Smart Operation
Smart Monitoring
Smart Energy Savings
Smart Maintenance
Smarter Food Storage with Smart Refrigerators
Smarter Cooking with Smart Ovens
Smarter Cleaning with Smart Washers and Dryers
Smarter Dishwashing with Smart Dishwashers
Smart Appliances and You
Chapter 5 Smart Homes: Tomorrowland Today
Automating the Home
Convenience
Security
Efficiency
Tying It All Together
A Short History of Smart Homes
Smart Steps to a Smart Home
Step 1: Basic Communications
Step 2: Simple Commands
Step 3: Automating Basic Functions
Step 4: Tracking and Taking Action
Step 5: Prompting Activities and Answering Questions
Step 6: Automating Tasks
Simple Components for a Smart Home
Sensors
Controllers
Actuators
Buses
Interfaces
Networks
Smarter Living with Smart Furniture
Smarter Environment with Smart Lighting
Smarter Views with Smart Windows
Motorized Window Coverings
Smart Glass
Smarter Heating and Cooling with Smart Thermostats
Nest Learning Thermostat
Other Smart Thermostats
Using Nest with Other Smart Devices
Data Collection and Control Issues
Smarter Protection with Smart Security Systems
Smarter Security Systems
Smart Locks
Smart Security Cameras
Smarter Sensing with Smart Monitors
Smart Smoke Detectors
Smart Air Quality Monitors
Smarter Information with Amazon Echo
Reimagining the Smart Network
INSTEON
Z-Wave
ZigBee
Controlling the Smart Home
Control4
Crestron
HomeSeer
Iris
mControl
Quirky
SmartThings
Vera
Vivint
WeMo
Wink
X10
Where Can You Find Smart Home Devices?
Smart Homes and You
Chapter 6 Smart Clothing: Wearable Tech
Wearable Technology Today–and Tomorrow
Watching the Smartwatches
Samsung Galaxy Gear
Android Wear
Other Popular Smartwatches
Apple Watch
Exercising with Fitness Trackers
Understanding Fitness and Activity Trackers
Tracking the Trackers
Keeping Well with Wearable Healthcare Devices
Monitoring Your Family with Wearable Trackers
Recording with Wearable Cameras
Eyeing Smart Eyewear
Google Glass
Recon Jet
Glass Backlash
Wearing Other Smart Clothing
Dealing with Your Personal Data
The Value of Data
It’s Your Data, Isn’t It?
Managing the Data
Putting the Data to Use
Enter the Insurance Companies
How to Keep Your Personal Data Personal
Where Do You Get Those Wonderful Toys?
Smart Clothing and You
Chapter 7 Smart Shopping: They Know What You Want Before You Know You Want It
Eliminating the Need to Shop
Changing the Retail Environment
Smart Store Tech
Making It Easier to Pay
Deliveries by Drone
Managing Inventory Smarter
What About Your Data?
Smart Shopping and You
Chapter 8 Smart Cars: Connecting on the Road
Smart Cars Today–and Tomorrow
Smart Functionality
Smart Diagnostics
Smarter Driving
Smart Communications
Smart Entertainment
Smart Climate Control
Hacking a Smart Car
Cars That Drive Themselves
How Self-Driving Cars Work
What’s Coming
Levels of Automation
Introducing Google’s Self-Driving Car
Pros and Cons of Autonomous Autos
The Good
The Bad
The Ugly
Navigating the Legal Landscape
Smart Cars and You
Chapter 9 Smart Aircraft: Invasion of the Drones
What Drones Are–and What They Aren’t
Understanding Radio-Controlled Aircraft
What Makes a Drone a Drone?
Different Kinds of Drones
How Drones Are Used Today
Military Drones
Intelligence Drones
Surveillance Drones
Civilian Drones
The Future of Drone Aircraft
Smarter Drones
Delivery Drones
Regulating Drone Aircraft
Fly the Scary Skies: The Problems with Drones
Collision and Liability Concerns
Security Concerns
Privacy Concerns
Other Smart Aircraft Technologies
Smart Structures
Smart Skin
Smart Maintenance
Smart Cabins
Smart Aircraft and You
Chapter 10 Smart Warfare: Rise of the Machines
The Past, Present, Future of Tech-Based Warfare
Three Generations of Warfare
The Fourth Generation
Smart Aircraft
Smart Bombs
Smart Weapons
Robot Soldiers
Today’s Army Robots
Robotic Armor and Super Soldiers
Autonomous Fighting Robots
Smart Strategy
Smart Combat and You
Chapter 11 Smart Medicine: We Have the Technology
Welcome to the Internet of Medical Things
Connecting Devices
Centralizing Records
Realizing Benefits
Smart Medical Devices and Monitoring
Examining Smart Medical Devices
Monitoring the Monitors
Smart Monitoring for Seniors
Smart Meds
Smart Hospitals
Everything’s Monitored, and Nothing’s Monitored
Smarter Devices
Smarter Standards
Other Smart Equipment
Smart Medical Records
Apple HealthKit
Dossia
FollowMyHealth
MediConnect
Microsoft HealthVault
Smart Medicine and You
Chapter 12 Smart Businesses: Better Working Through Technology
Smart Offices
Smart Connectivity
Smart Environment
Virtual Meetings
Smart Stores
Smart Inventory Management
Smart Manufacturing
Smart Transportation
Smart Warehousing
Smart Management
Smart Businesses and You
Chapter 13 Smart Cities: Everyone’s Connected
Understanding the Smart City
Smart Infrastructure
Smart Communication and Emergency Management
Smart Roads and Traffic Management
Smart Parking
Smart Traffic Management
Smart Roads
Smart Public Lighting
Smart Utilities
Smart Waste Management
Smart Water Management
Smart Grid
Understanding the Smart Grid
Smarter Energy Management
A Self-Healing Grid
Collecting and Using the Data
Building the Smart Grid
Smart Cities and You
Chapter 14 Smart World: The Global Internet of Everything
Scaling the Internet of Things Globally
Connecting Cities, States, and Countries
The Rural Internet of Things
The Agricultural Internet of Things
Smart Irrigation
Pest Control
Smart Tractors
Self-Driving Tractors
The Environmental Internet of Things
Battling Climate Change
Impediments to the Global Internet of Things
Technological Challenges
Security Challenges
Bureaucratic and Political Challenges
The Smart World and You
Chapter 15 Smart Problems: Big Brother Is Watching You
Privacy Issues
What Do They Really Know About You?
Your Government Is Spying On You
Privacy Versus the IoT
Security Issues
Data Security
System Security
Big Data Issues
Autonomy and Control Issues
Smart Machine Issues
Smart Problems and You
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Michael Miller has written more than 150 nonfiction how-to books over the past two decades, as well as a variety of web articles. His best-selling books include Que’s Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Computer Basics, The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin, and Is It Safe? Protecting Your Computer, Your Business, and Yourself Online. Collectively, his books have sold more than 1 million copies worldwide.
Miller has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to nontechnical readers and for offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics. More information can be found at the author’s website, located at www.millerwriter.com. His Twitter handle is @molehillgroup.
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