"The Internet of Things" is the new buzzphrase, but what is it? A
toaster that texts? The fitness band on your wrist? The camera in an
infant's room? Sure, it's all of those things. But it's also your phone:
an ultra-sophisticated sensor and communications system in your pocket
or purse--capable of tracking your steps, capturing an image, or calling
an Uber. And it is actually not hard or expensive to make a sensing,
communicating object yourself. Doing so can be rewarding, fun, and even
useful. This book teaches the basics of building sensors and
communicating objects through a series of practical, demonstrative, and
fun activities.