Spime
Spime = neologism related to the "Internet of Things"
Source: http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2006/03/17/its_about_sp.html
Description
From the Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spime
"Spime is a neologism for a currently-theoretical object that can be tracked through space and time throughout the lifetime of the object. The name “spime�? for this concept was coined by Bruce Sterling, in various speeches and writings on the subject.
Sterling sees spimes as coming through the convergence of six emerging technologies, related to both the manufacturing process for consumer goods, and through identification and location technologies. These six facets of spimes are:
1. Small, inexpensive means of remotely and uniquely identifying objects over short ranges; in other words, radio-frequency identification.
2. A mechanism to precisely locate something on Earth, such as a global-positioning system.
3. A way to mine large amounts of data for things that match some given criteria, like internet search engines.
4. Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; computer-aided design.
5. Ways to rapidly prototype virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, automated fabrication of a specification for an object, through “three-dimensional printers.�?
6. “Cradle-to-cradle�? life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective recycling." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spime)
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