A look at how life will change as the third era of the internet dawns, leading to internet-enabled everything.

“…Some time between now and 2010, the internet is poised to reach beyond virtual space and take root in the physical world. According to many futurists, almost every object you see around you carries the possibility of being connected to the internet. This means your domestic appliances, clothes, the books on your shelves and car in the driveway may one day soon be assigned a unique IP address, just as computers and webpages are assigned them today to enable them to talk to each other.”

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http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/stand-by-for-internetenabled-everything/2008/10/21/1224351256518.html