Abstract: For years, Sun has been saying that one day everything of value will be part of the Internet. This vision of an Internet of Things includes not just computers that talk to each other and exchange data, but virtually everything-all connected, all-communicating and sharing data, all the time. Cars, bicycles, refrigerators, astronauts, toys, even trees will collect and deliver diverse data to equally diverse devices (yes, trees - embedded with sensors that detect climate changes and animal movements).

The success of Java technology opens doors for innovative new Sun SPOT applications. Java technology is in 1.2 billion mobile phones. It's in 1.4 billion smart cards. It's in millions of set-top boxes, printers, Web cams, games, car navigation systems, lottery terminals, medical devices, parking payment stations, etc. By basing Sun SPOT technology on JavaME, the Sun SPOT team has made it easier for millions of programmers to build cool new technologies and devices that can do all kinds of things. And we've already seen some amazing applications prototyped and built with beta versions of Sun SPOT technology. For example: Minority report style gesture control, Home Automation, bringing AI to appliances such as washing machines and fridges, swarm intelligence and even obtaining data from rockets.

We realize that we have many more ideas for things to do with Sun SPOTs than we have time or resources to pursue. So we decided that the best way to see these and other ideas develop is to share the technology with you.

Presenter: Matt Hosanee

Matt is a member of technical staff within Sun's software organisation. Working with Sun's key partners as well as supporting developer activities, Matt works to drive the Java community in Northern-Europe.

He has been with Sun for over 7 years, based out of the company's United Kingdom headquarters. His qualifications include a BSc in Computer Science as well as being a Sun certified Java programmer, developer, web component developer and enterprise architect.

Matt's role is focused on the adoption of Java technologies, porting, benchmarking and performance tuning Java applications, as well as evangelism and conducting technical workshops.

Slides: Innovation_v6.pdf

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