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- | ===Spime=== | + | ====Spime==== |
- | (**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 | + | [**NOTE**: based on the article deleted from wikipedia on 20071123 |
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- | 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 author Bruce Sterling. Sterling sees spimes as coming through the convergence of six emerging technologies, | + | |
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- | 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, | + | |
- | * 6. “[[Cradle to cradle]]” life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective recycling. | + | |
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- | With all six of these, one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), | + | |
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- | Spimes are not defined merely by these six technologies; | + | |
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- | ===Contents=== | + | |
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- | * 1 What is an “Object? | + | |
- | * 2 See also | + | |
- | * 3 References | + | |
- | * 4 External links | + | |
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- | ===What is an “Object? | + | |
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- | The use of the term “object” may seem abstruse and overly generic. As an example by what is meant by “object” in the context of spimes, consider a pair of tennis shoes. A tennis shoe can be thought of as an object in the manufacturing cycle — it first exists as a digital specification for a shoe, then raw materials are gathered and formed into the shoe, an RFID may be embedded into the fabric, and then it is sold. Location and searching for this shoe may involve asking a computer search engine “where are my shoes?” To which the reply may be “your shoes are under your bed,” which would combine identification, | + | |
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- | "Spime" | + | |
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- | See also | + | |
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- | * An internet of things | + | |
- | * Everyware | + | |
- | * Next nature | + | |
- | * Hyperreality | + | |
- | * Cyberspace | + | |
- | * Semantic Web | + | |
- | * Spam | + | |
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- | === References=== | + | |
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- | * When Blobjects Rule the Earth Speech by Bruce Sterling, at SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, August 2004 | + | |
- | * Sterling, Bruce (2005). Shaping Things. Cambridge, Massachusetts: | + | |
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- | * Bruce Sterling' | + | |
- | * Bruce Sterling' | + | |
- | * Bruce Sterling' | + | |
- | * Bruce Sterling' | + | |
- | * The Internet of Things: What is a Spime and why is it useful?, given on Google Tech Talks 30 April 2007. 49 min 5 sec | + | |
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- | ===External links=== | + | |
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- | * MIT PressLog: The Ultimate Guide to Spimes | + | |
- | * Del.icio.us spime tags | + | |
- | * Beyond spimes: Kirkyans | + | |
- | * On the Path to a Spime-Filled Future: Proto-Spimes | + | |
- | * Ambient Findability: | + | |
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- | ===== edit with links ===== | + | |
**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. | **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. | ||
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* Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; [[CAD|Computer-aided_design]]. | * Tools to virtually construct nearly any kind of object; [[CAD|Computer-aided_design]]. | ||
- | * Ways to [[rapid prototyping|rapidly prototype]] virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, | + | * Ways to [[rapid prototyping|rapidly prototype]] virtual objects into real ones. Sophisticated, |
- | * [[cradle to crade|“Cradle-to-cradle”]] life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective [[Recycling]] | + | * [[cradle to cradle|“Cradle-to-cradle”]] life-spans for objects. Cheap, effective [[Recycling]] |
With all six of these, in theory one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), | With all six of these, in theory one could track the entire existence of an object, from before it was made (its virtual representation), | ||
- | Spimes are not, of course, defined merely by these six technologies; | + | Spimes are not, of course, defined merely by these six technologies; |
- | ==What is an “Object? | + | |
+ | ====What is an “Object? | ||
The use of the term “object” may seem abstruse and overly generic. As an example by what is meant by “object” in the context of spimes, consider a pair of Tennis shoes. A unique pair of tennis shoes (or even just one of them), can be thought of as an object in the manufacturing cycle — it first exists as a digital specification for a shoe, then raw materials are gathered and formed into the shoe, an [[RFID]] tag may be embedded into the fabric, and then it is sold. Location and searching for this shoe may involve asking a computer search engine “where are my shoes?” To which the reply may be “your shoes are under your bed,” which would combine identification, | The use of the term “object” may seem abstruse and overly generic. As an example by what is meant by “object” in the context of spimes, consider a pair of Tennis shoes. A unique pair of tennis shoes (or even just one of them), can be thought of as an object in the manufacturing cycle — it first exists as a digital specification for a shoe, then raw materials are gathered and formed into the shoe, an [[RFID]] tag may be embedded into the fabric, and then it is sold. Location and searching for this shoe may involve asking a computer search engine “where are my shoes?” To which the reply may be “your shoes are under your bed,” which would combine identification, | ||
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* "A SPIME is, by definition, the protagonist of a documented process. It is an historical entity with an accessible, precise trajectory through space and time." | * "A SPIME is, by definition, the protagonist of a documented process. It is an historical entity with an accessible, precise trajectory through space and time." | ||
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+ | * Bruce Sterling' | ||
+ | * The Internet of Things: What is a Spime and why is it useful?, given on Google Tech Talks 30 April 2007. 49 min 5 sec | ||
- | ==External links== | + | |
+ | ====External links==== | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
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* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
+ | * On the Path to a Spime-Filled Future: Proto-Spimes | ||