編者按：從安全性到安全感，從身體健康到心理健康，從虛擬現實到娛樂到能源到地理圍欄，這些是你接觸loT（物聯網）的一份指南。本文作者為Parth Kapadia，原題為“9 Major Keys to the Internet of Things”。
The Internet of Things — a monstrous phenomenon to fathom. Be prepared to have your life disrupted, for the better or the worse…
物聯網——一種尚需人深究的宏大現象級事件，準備好你的生活因為它而顛覆吧，它會讓你的生活變得更好，或者更差。
This radical disruption will impact you and the ones closest to you. Your safety, security, health, and convenience are all at stake. This post will give you an intro to IoT and help you take the rights steps to get a grip on the Internet of Things.
物聯網這種徹底的顛覆會影響你和你親密的人。你的安全，安全感，健康和便利都有這樣的風險。這篇文章將為你介紹IoT（物聯網），你有權利知道它是什么，而我們的任務是幫助你做到這一點。
Here are the 9 major keys to IoT and a more connected you:
以下是物聯網的9個主要關鍵點，和你息息相關：
1.安全性和安全感 Safety and Security
Safety allows you to keep doing you. You want to make sure your family is intact, healthy, and being taken care of through a string of seamless automations. Staying in constant contact is a large key for safety, or in other words, your well-being.
安全性允許你繼續做你自己。你想確保你的家庭成員是身心健全、健康的，并通過一系列無縫連接的自動化設備得到很好的照料。保持持續的聯系是安全性的關鍵，也就是說，這關系到你的生活質量。
Being safe during your commutes is often overlooked. Technology in cars has substantially helped driving become safer. Rear-view cameras are now standard in every new car for a reason. Check out GM’s LED rearview camera, which is really only your current reverse camera with a new twist.
在你的上下班過程中，你的安全經常被忽視。 汽車技術極大的助力了駕駛安全。出于某些原因，后視攝像機現在是每輛新車的標配。看看通用汽車的LED后視攝像頭，這其實就是你現在使用的倒車攝影機，只不過稍加改動。
Traditionally, safety IoT has been geared towards maintenance detection for enterprise level operations and applications. Today, a similar M2M architecture can be applied to your home, office space, and your city.
一般來說，面向企業級操作和應用程序的物聯網對于檢測維護的安全性已經加強了。今天，類似的M2M架構可以應用在您的家庭，辦公室和城市生活中。
Sensors, which are much cheaper these days, can let you know whether or not your water pipes are leaking or are about to burst. If you’re on vacation, you can decide whether or not to receive last-gasp messages that are deployed prior to failure.
如今要便宜得多的傳感器，可以讓你知道你的水管是否泄漏或即將爆裂。 如果你正在度假，你可以決定是否在故障發生之前接收故障的最新消息。
Yes, sensors for natural resource management and the future of water, electricity, and gas are key for a safe environment.WallyHome, a water leak and mold detection system is perfect for families looking to get smart on water, especially after what happened in Flint, Michigan.
是的，用于自然資源管理的傳感器以及水，電和天然氣的未來是安全的環境的關鍵。WallyHome是一個漏水和模具檢測系統，非常適合那些想要在用水上明智決策的家庭，特別是在密歇根州弗林特城（注：弗林特城以環境問題惡化著稱。）發生的事情之后。
Security has been traditionally dominated by companies such as ADT right? Their customers used to pay for 24/7 alarm monitoring back in the 90s. But with today’s array of smart home starter kits available at Home Depot and push towards a modernized DIY market, your grandma can have a level-one smart home.
在過去，我們生活中的安全性一直是由ADT等公司主導的，對吧？ 他們的客戶在90年代會為全時段的監控付費。但是，如今有家得寶推出的家用智能家居套件就不一樣了，我們正在向一個現代化的DIY市場轉變，即使是你的奶奶，也可以擁有第一流的智能家居。
Companies like Comcast Xfinity and Vivint also offer these for a monthly cost along with on demand add-ons such as home streaming to solar, all of these modern features are offered today at $s/per month.
像Comcast Xfinity和Vivint這樣的公司也提供按消費者需求定制的附加功能，比如家庭流媒體或太陽能。所有這些現代功能在今天都按月為單位收費。
Anyways, it all depends on what level of security you’re striving for. If you want to be notified every time someone is on your property, or you want to be prompted when someone rings your doorbell, go to Home Depot and get trip sensors and a ring doorbell camera. Although, it may be simply more practical to remotely monitor, open, and close your garage with My Q by Chamberlin.
無論如何，這一切都取決于你想要的安全級別。如果您希望每當有人在您的財產上進行操作時都能收到通知，或者想要在有人敲門鈴時被提示，你完全可以去家得寶獲取旅行傳感器和門鈴攝像頭。雖然通過Chamberlin的My Q來遠程監控、打開或關閉您的車庫的做法可能更為實用。
Finally, a major security key you will be learning about in future posts include cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and data privacy.
最后，你在以后的文章中還會學到一個重要的安全關鍵詞，包括網絡安全，道德黑客和數據隱私。
2.健康 Wellness
Being healthy is a major key. You are what you eat says my dietitian friend who encourages a daily workout and proportioned meals. IoT can help you track your wellness with wearables and smart meal apps.
保持健康也是一個重要的關鍵詞。“人如其食”，我的營養師朋友提倡每日鍛煉和營養均衡的三餐。物聯網可以通過可穿戴設備和智能飲食管理app來幫助你跟蹤你的健康狀態。
Fitbit, Apple watch, and Samsung have all created new revenue streams made from giving their users workout analytics and the ability to set daily health goals. When these tools are combined, you can maintain your daily eating habits.
Fitbit，蘋果手表和三星都為用戶提供鍛煉分析和設定每日健康目標的功能，從而創造了新的收入來源。當這些工具結合在一起時，您可以保持你的日常飲食習慣。
Also, connected cups and water bottles can make staying hydrated easy. They provide you nutritional facts and information regarding how you should be eating and drinking everyday. If you’re like me, you usually forget to drink enough water. With push notifications that buzz on your wearable, you’ll never be left thirsty for IoT.
此外，與物聯網連接的杯子和水瓶容易保證你一天攝入足量的水分。它們為你提供你每天所攝入的食物和飲料的營養成分和信息。如果你像我一樣經常忘記喝足夠的水，你的設備會推送通知，因此在物聯網上，你永遠不會有口渴的經歷。
Mobile apps around wellness have been around for years now?—?track your sleep, weight, nutrition, and more. However, the key with wellness IoT is that software is being combined with tangible hardware and equipped with predictive analytics.
圍繞健康開發的移動應用已經存在多年了——跟蹤你的睡眠，體重，營養等等。然而，健康IoT的關鍵在于軟件能配備預測分析功能，并與有形硬件結合使用。
When wellness was just software, users were forced to manually add their calorie count and the actions they were taking. Today, a lot of the leg work has been automated with the help of motion, temperature, and humidity sensors.
當健康管理只存在在軟件中時，用戶被迫手動添加他們的卡路里攝入量和他們正在做什么的信息。今天，在運動、溫度和濕度傳感器的幫助下，這些大量繁瑣的工作已經被自動化了。
3.按需定制和流服務 On-Demand and Streaming Services
Amazon Dash is a new service that automates your home’s daily operations. For example, when you place Amazon’s dash button in your bathroom, you can easily place an order for more toilet paper before you run out. Outsourcing your errands frees up your time, no longer do you need to attend to toiletries, party needs, or even food in your pantry.
亞馬遜推出的Amazon Dash是一項全新的服務，可以讓您的家庭日常運作自動化。例如，當您將亞馬遜的Dash Button放置在浴室中時，它會在你的衛生紙即將耗盡時幫你自動下單。 家務外包讓你有更多的自由時間，不再需要你為化妝品、聚會用品和食物儲備費心。
If you have a baby, ordering diapers can become automatic. Amazon dash, through predictive analytics and self-learning algorithms, can project how many diapers you’re going to need for the week, month, or year.
如果你有寶寶要照顧，訂購尿布也可以自動。Amazon Dash通過通過預測分析和自學習算法，可以預測你在幾周，幾個月或一年的尿布需求量。
Ordering food based on how healthy you want to be becomes a breeze as well. Services like Peapod and blue apron provide you food on-demand based, on your preferences and body’s needs. You can even set up automated food services for your dog right through Petsmart and Petco.
根據你期望的健康狀況訂購食物也變成了一件輕而易舉的事情。像Peapod和藍色圍裙這樣的服務可以根據你的喜好和身體需要為你提供定制食物方案。 您甚至可以通過Petsmart和Petco為您你狗也設置自動食品服務。
Imagine never having to run errands again.
想象一下這樣的場景，你再也不用為這種事跑腿了。
4.增強現實（AR）和虛擬現實（VR）技術 Augmented and Virtual Reality
AR and VR are ripe for innovation. Many technology venture capitalists are investing in IoT and are looking at these technologies as a new platform for apps.
AR和VR技術已經成熟到足夠支持創新了。許多科技領域的風險投資家正在投資于物聯網，并將這些技術視為應用程序的新平臺。
Google glass was the first attempt at AR which displayed the possibilities and capabilities of what the future has to offer you. Google, more recently than glass, also came out with Daydream which turns phones into VR headsets. And of course, Facebook acquired Oculus for a whopping $2 billion a few years ago.
谷歌眼鏡是AR的第一個嘗試，展示了未來為你提供的可能性。谷歌推出的比谷歌眼鏡更新的產品是可以把手機變成VR頭戴式設備的Daydream。Facebook也自然進入了這個領域，幾年前收購了價值高達20億美元的Oculus。
Real time analytics on your golf stroke can not only improve your game but it can reduce the chance of injury. Having GPS in your motorcycle helmet is also a major key to know where you’re going.
對你高爾夫球桿的實時分析不僅可以改進您的游戲水平，還可以減少受傷的可能。在您的摩托車頭盔上裝上GPS也是了解你的行程的關鍵。
AR and VR can pretty much be a wearable that’s worn at all times or in one distinct location. When you’re at work to when you’re sleeping, VR can enhance cognitive abilities and give humans a big boost.
AR和VR大多是可穿戴的設備，你可以把它戴在某個特定部位，并且隨時佩戴。你可以戴著它工作、入睡，VR可以增強你的認知能力，給人以很大的幫助。
5. 地理圍欄 Geofencing
Your environment is impacted by your location at all times. A geofence is a virtual barrier in which apps are capable of setting triggers that react depending on your entrance or exit from a vicinity. You define the boundaries as an administrator along with however you’d like to be notified and what you’d like to be notified for.
你所處的環境隨時受到你的位置的影響。地理圍欄是一個虛擬的區域，其中應用程序能夠根據你從附近進入或退出的狀態來設置觸發器。 你可以以管理員的身份來定義邊界，還能設置你什么時候希望收到通知，希望收到什么通知。
In the future, geofencing will have a large impact, not only smart homes, but also on the retail industry:
在未來，地理圍欄將產生巨大的影響，不僅會在智能家居，也會在零售行業：
藍牙連接和LIFI Bluetooth Connectivity and LIFI
Imagine your phone connecting to sensors within a store in real-time while you’re shopping. With geofencing, your shopping experience can be more catered to what you’re looking for. Coupons on demand of what you intend to buy, right from the internet.
想象一下，當您購物時，您的手機將實時連接到商店內的傳感器。通過地理圍欄，你可以獲得更好地滿足你的需求的購物體驗。你可以隨時隨地直接從網上獲取你打算買的商品的優惠券。
Just look at Amazon Go, Amazon’s store concept without a check-out line. Or check out the Shopkick app that gives you rewards and gift cards for shopping at certain places.
你可以看看亞馬遜Go的例子，這是亞馬遜提出的一種沒有收銀臺的概念商店。或者你可以試試一款叫做Shopkick的app，它可以為你在某些地方購物時提供商店的獎勵和禮品卡。
預測性數據分析 Predictive Data Analytics
Geofencing gives companies another layer of understanding their customer. Using data analytics, back-end users and administrators can see how often people are using their service, how long they use it, and how well their marketing techniques worked.
地理圍欄為公司提供了另一層對客戶的理解。使用數據分析，后臺的用戶和管理員可以得出人們使用他們的服務的頻率，使用時間以及營銷手段的效率如何。
For example, 1–800-Flowers geofenced the area around jewelry stores that were close to their flower shops. If you’re shopping for jewelry, it’s more likely that you’ll need flowers too (for your wife, mother, girlfriends, etc.).
例如，線上鮮花銷售商1-800-Flowers將花店周圍的珠寶店劃為地理圍欄的檢測范圍。因為如果你正在購買珠寶，那么你也可能需要鮮花（送給你的妻子，母親，女朋友等）。
Apple’s MFI chip for their Homekit will also be a big player utilizing geofencing. If the bluetooth on your phone is on, sensors around your Apple SmartHome will start to recognize patterns and eventually automate operations like turning on lights, locking doors, and notifying you if your home is operating out of the norm.
蘋果為旗下智能家居平臺Homekit提供的MFI芯片也把地理圍欄技術玩得很溜。如果你手機上的藍牙功能處在開啟狀態，你的蘋果智能家居SmartHome周圍的傳感器將開始識別模式，并最終自動執行操作，比如自動開燈，鎖門，并通知你家具是否正常運行等。
Location based services and geofencing will be a big part of improving overall customer experience.
基于位置的服務和地理圍欄將是改善整體客戶體驗的重要組成部分。
6. 關愛老人 Aging-in-Place
The elderly are key because you love them. Many times they need assistance living in their own homes or even with you. You need to be confident that they’ll be safe when you’re not around to take care of them and if an emergency happens, that they will be taken care of immediately.
老人很關鍵，因為你愛他們。很多時候，他們獨居，甚至是和你生活在一起，都需要生活上的協助。你需要保證，當你不能在他們身邊照顧他們時，他們是安全的，當緊急情況發生時，他們能立即得到應有的照料。
Lifealert is a remotely connected panic button that has been around for ages. Older folk can use it if they have emergencies, like if they fall down in the bathroom or if there’s a fire in their kitchen that they can’t put out. The device has a built in GPS that relays a SOS message to the nearest authorities in real-time.
Lifealert是一個遠程連接的緊急按鈕，已經有好幾年的歷史。老年人如果遇到緊急情況，比如在浴室里摔倒，或者廚房里起火，他們滅不了時，可以使用它。該設備具有內置GPS，可實時向最近的當局傳送SOS消息。
Many times, older folk can’t enjoy TV as much as they used to because of their inability to hear. GOgroove Bluetooth TV headphones help the elderly with hearing loss to hear the TV clearly without having to turn up the volume. An ideal solution for the Price is Right and Jeopardy, the RF goes for about 60 sq. ft and is plug-in play for most existing TVs.
很多時候，老年人不能像以前那樣享受看電視的樂趣，因為他們大多有聽力問題。 GOgroove藍牙電視耳機幫助聽力損失的老年人清楚地聽到電視里的內容，而無需調高音量。這樣一來老人可以觀看電視節目如The Price is Right和Jeopardy，設備的射頻可覆蓋60平方英尺的空間，可以作為目前大多數電視機的插件來完成播放。
Alarm.com also offers a sensor based service for the elderly called BeClose. Their sensor box consists of devices made for remote monitoring and push notifications, including activity patterns, awareness, alerts, security, and when medications should be taken.
Alarm.com還為老年人提供名為BeClose的傳感器服務。他們的傳感器盒包括用于遠程監控和推送通知的設備，涵蓋對老年人的活動模式評測，意識，警報，安全性以及定時提醒服務藥物。
It’s important to love and nurture the elderly because they probably took care of you when you were younger.
對老年人的照顧與關愛很重要，因為在你小時他們也是如此對你。
7. 娛樂體驗 Entertainment
The biggest key to the Internet of Things revolves around entertainment, comfort, and convenience. Companies like Control 4 have gone public with this need in mind. There are an unlimited amount of customizations that can be made in order to fulfill your entertainment needs.
物聯網最重要的關鍵離不開娛樂，舒適和便利。像Control 4這樣據此定位的公司已經上市了。為了滿足你的娛樂需求，你可以進行無限量的自定義設置。
Value-added services, on top of security, tend to be in the realm of entertainment. Entertainment is primarily focused around the TV but can also expand to music and sound, lighting, overall comfort, and utilization of streaming services.
在保證安全性的前提下，增值服務已屬娛樂的領域。娛樂主要是電視，但也可以擴展到音樂，照明，整體舒適性和流媒體服務的利用。
New formats of delivery are also key. Many new forms include streaming services for videos, movies, and games. Smart platforms like Amazon Echo and the wink hub can also be at the core of entertainment. They allow you to command and control your IoT devices using voice and pattern recognition as well.
新的娛樂形式也是關鍵。許多新形式包括對視頻，電影和游戲的流媒體服務。像亞馬遜Echo和Wink Hub這樣的智能平臺也可以成為娛樂的核心。它們能讓你使用語音和模式識別來命令和控制您的物聯網設備。
Gaming and content streaming services will be the new medium for advertising since live TV viewing has significantly decreased since the introduction of the DVR. PS Now will also be offered as an app on newer smart TVs.
游戲和內容流媒體服務將成為廣告的新媒介，因為自從推出DVR以來，電視直播節目的觀眾大大減少了。最新的智能電視甚至會提供PS這樣的應用程序。
Please share your thoughts on how IoT will impact entertainment and what you would like to see from companies in the future in the comments!
請你在評論中向我們分享你對物聯網如何影響娛樂的看法，以及未來你期待在企業中看到什么新動態！
8. 能源 Energy
The reason why it’s key to touch on energy is because of the recent advances in energy education. Technology has totally transformed a once boring industry to one of the hottest industries in the world that’s built on historical infrastructure deployments.
能源重要的原因在于能源教育的最新進展。技術已經徹底改變了這個曾經看上去十分無聊的行業，如今，在基礎設施部署的歷史條件下，能源已躍升為全世界最熱門的行業之一。
Led by companies like ComEd, distributed energy resources combine modular electricity generation, storage capabilities, and the ability to lower your electric utility bills. When combined with other IoT devices within your smart home or smart building, not only can you live more seamlessly, but can save or even make money with “gridfriendly” decisions.
在ComEd等公司的領導下，分布式能源具備了模塊化發電，存儲能力以及節電能力。當與智能家居或建筑中的其他IoT設備結合使用時，不僅可以幫助你生活得更加安逸，還可以通過對業主友好的決策省錢甚至賺錢。
You can even customize your energy usage by wearing a band that pushes out location within your home. A smart hub connected to your energy IoT devices will adjust according to the real time price of energy?—?kind of like placing “limit orders” for buying and selling stocks.
您甚至可以通過便攜設備自定義能量消耗。連接到您的能源物聯網設備的智能中樞將根據能源的實時價格進行調整，就像為買賣股票設置“限價單”一樣。
Economically, this could work a concept used in finance called arbitrage through blockchain based financial measurements and smart contracts. Whatever energy you generate during the day is more valuable when your neighbors also want to use it, sort of like bandwidth. With a storage device in tact, connected to a Emphase Inverter, you can use the energy harvested at the most optimum time or trade it with your neighbors if you’re away.
在經濟上，這可以用于基于財務測量和智能合同的塊鏈，近似形成金融上被稱為套利的概念。 當你的鄰居也想要使用時，無論你在白天產生了多少能量，都會更有價值，就像帶寬一樣。 使用連接到相位逆變器的存儲設備，你可以使用在最佳時間收集的能量，或者當你不在時與你的鄰居交換。
Some other takeaways from energy IoT are that hardware costs have been decreasing. This is key when you make a large capital investment in utility scaled critical IoT deployment. Key being that hardware and software are treated as investments meaning that they increase value of everyone’s well-being within your electricity service provider’s territory.
其他關于能源物聯網的見地是它的硬件成本一直在下降。當你對公用事業的關鍵IoT部署進行大量投資時，這尤其關鍵。重要的是，硬件和軟件都被視為投資，意味著在電力供應商的領域內，它們可以增加每個人的福祉。
Electric vehicles and charging stations also play a role in the future of energy since you can’t rely on gas prices staying low forever. Tesla is leading this effort with the announcement of their powerwall.
電動汽車和充電站也將在未來的能源中發揮不小作用，因為你不能指望天然氣價格永遠保持低水平。特斯拉是這項工作的領導者，之前它宣布了其電力墻計劃。
WiTricity also allows you to charge your EV wirelessly for SmartCity applications which we will touch on in a future post.
WiTricity還允許你通過SmartCity的應用程序為您的EV無線充電，我們將在將來的文章中介紹。
9. 大眾接受度 Mass Adoption
The only key driver missing from the opportunity of IoT is mass adoption. Many of the technologies mentioned throughout this post are available on the market today for purchase.
錯失物聯網機會的唯一關鍵的驅動因素是大眾接受度。本文中提到的許多技術在當今市場上已經可以通過購買獲得。
But why aren’t you rushing over to Amazon or your local hardware store to buy them? Do you think they’re too expensive? Or maybe you don’t like all of the features of the product? What’s holding you back from turning your home into a smart home and turning your life into a smarter one?
但是你為什么不急著到亞馬遜或者當地的五金店去買呢？是因為你認為它們太貴了嗎？或者也許你不是全盤接受這個產品的功能？是什么阻攔了你把你的家和生活變得更智能化？
Barriers today are awareness and cost. Time is a solution for both of those according to Metcalfe’s law of users. The positives clearly outweigh the negatives and if you want to advance yourself holistically, you must adopt a connected livelihood.
障礙是意識和成本。根據梅特卡夫的用戶定律，時間是解決這兩個問題最好的良藥。在物聯網一事上，它的積極性明顯超過負面影響，如果你想要全面提升自己的生活質量，你就必須采用一種“物聯”的生活方式。
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結論 Conclusion
If you’re an engineer, entrepreneur, or just an enthusiast, IoT is about to change your world by the millions.
如果你是工程師、企業家，或者你就是個科技愛好者，物聯網會在不計其數的方面改變你的生活。
Which IoT devices are key to you? Why?
哪種物聯網設備最受你的青睞？為什么？
重點詞匯
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loT（Internet of Things）：物聯網
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sensor：傳感器
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smart home：智能家居
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cybersecurity：網絡安全
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ethical hacking：道德黑客
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data privacy：數據隱私
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On-Demand：按需
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Geo-fencing：地理圍欄（技術）
編譯組出品。譯者：吳高菲，編輯：郝鵬程
編者按：從安全性到安全感，從身體健康到心理健康，從虛擬現實到娛樂到能源到地理圍欄，這些是你接觸loT（物聯網）的一份指南。本文作者為Parth Kapadia，原題為“9 Major Keys to the Internet ofThings”。
The Internet of Things — a monstrous phenomenon to fathom. Be prepared to have your life disrupted, for the better or theworse…
物聯網——一種尚需人深究的宏大現象級事件，準備好你的生活因為它而顛覆吧，它會讓你的生活變得更好，或者更差。
This radical disruption will impact you and the ones closest to you. Your safety, security, health, and convenience are all at stake. This post will give you an intro to IoT and help you take the rights steps to get a grip on the Internet of Things.
物聯網這種徹底的顛覆會影響你和你親密的人。你的安全，安全感，健康和便利都有這樣的風險。這篇文章將為你介紹IoT（物聯網），你有權利知道它是什么，而我們的任務是幫助你做到這一點。
Here are the 9 major keys to IoT and a more connected you:
以下是物聯網的9個主要關鍵點，和你息息相關：
1.安全性和安全感 Safety and Security
Safety allows you to keep doing you. You want to make sure your family is intact, healthy, and being taken care of through a string of seamless automations. Staying in constant contact is a large key for safety, or in other words, your well-being.
安全性允許你繼續做你自己。你想確保你的家庭成員是身心健全、健康的，并通過一系列無縫連接的自動化設備得到很好的照料。保持持續的聯系是安全性的關鍵，也就是說，這關系到你的生活質量。
Being safe during your commutes is often overlooked. Technology in cars has substantially helped driving become safer. Rear-view cameras are now standard in every new car for a reason. Check out GM’s LED rearview camera, which is really only your current reverse camera with a new twist.
在你的上下班過程中，你的安全經常被忽視。 汽車技術極大的助力了駕駛安全。出于某些原因，后視攝像機現在是每輛新車的標配。看看通用汽車的LED后視攝像頭，這其實就是你現在使用的倒車攝影機，只不過稍加改動。
Traditionally, safety IoT has been geared towards maintenance detection for enterprise level operations and applications. Today, a similar M2M architecture can be applied to your home, office space, and your city.
一般來說，面向企業級操作和應用程序的物聯網對于檢測維護的安全性已經加強了。今天，類似的M2M架構可以應用在您的家庭，辦公室和城市生活中。
Sensors, which are much cheaper these days, can let you know whether or not your water pipes are leaking or are about to burst. If you’re on vacation, you can decide whether or not to receive last-gasp messages that are deployed prior to failure.
如今要便宜得多的傳感器，可以讓你知道你的水管是否泄漏或即將爆裂。 如果你正在度假，你可以決定是否在故障發生之前接收故障的最新消息。
Yes, sensors for natural resource management and the future of water, electricity, and gas are key for a safe environment.WallyHome, a water leak and mold detection system is perfect for families looking to get smart on water, especially after what happened in Flint, Michigan.
是的，用于自然資源管理的傳感器以及水，電和天然氣的未來是安全的環境的關鍵。WallyHome是一個漏水和模具檢測系統，非常適合那些想要在用水上明智決策的家庭，特別是在密歇根州弗林特城（注：弗林特城以環境問題惡化著稱。）發生的事情之后。
Security has been traditionally dominated by companies such as ADT right? Their customers used to pay for 24/7 alarm monitoring back in the 90s. But with today’s array of smart home starter kits available at Home Depot and push towards a modernized DIY market, your grandma can have a level-one smart home.
在過去，我們生活中的安全性一直是由ADT等公司主導的，對吧？ 他們的客戶在90年代會為全時段的監控付費。但是，如今有家得寶推出的家用智能家居套件就不一樣了，我們正在向一個現代化的DIY市場轉變，即使是你的奶奶，也可以擁有第一流的智能家居。
Companies like Comcast Xfinity and Vivint also offer these for a monthly cost along with on demand add-ons such as home streaming to solar, all of these modern features are offered today at $s/per month.
像Comcast Xfinity和Vivint這樣的公司也提供按消費者需求定制的附加功能，比如家庭流媒體或太陽能。所有這些現代功能在今天都按月為單位收費。
Anyways, it all depends on what level of security you’re striving for. If you want to be notified every time someone is on your property, or you want to be prompted when someone rings your doorbell, go to Home Depot and get trip sensors and a ring doorbell camera. Although, it may be simply more practical to remotely monitor, open, and close your garage with My Q by Chamberlin.
無論如何，這一切都取決于你想要的安全級別。如果您希望每當有人在您的財產上進行操作時都能收到通知，或者想要在有人敲門鈴時被提示，你完全可以去家得寶獲取旅行傳感器和門鈴攝像頭。雖然通過Chamberlin的My Q來遠程監控、打開或關閉您的車庫的做法可能更為實用。
Finally, a major security key you will be learning about in future posts include cybersecurity, ethical hacking, and data privacy.
最后，你在以后的文章中還會學到一個重要的安全關鍵詞，包括網絡安全，道德黑客和數據隱私。
2.健康 Wellness
Being healthy is a major key. You are what you eat says my dietitian friend who encourages a daily workout and proportioned meals. IoT can help you track your wellness with wearables and smart meal apps.
保持健康也是一個重要的關鍵詞。“人如其食”，我的營養師朋友提倡每日鍛煉和營養均衡的三餐。物聯網可以通過可穿戴設備和智能飲食管理app來幫助你跟蹤你的健康狀態。
Fitbit, Apple watch, and Samsung have all created new revenue streams made from giving their users workout analytics and the ability to set daily health goals. When these tools are combined, you can maintain your daily eating habits.
Fitbit，蘋果手表和三星都為用戶提供鍛煉分析和設定每日健康目標的功能，從而創造了新的收入來源。當這些工具結合在一起時，您可以保持你的日常飲食習慣。
Also, connected cups and water bottles can make staying hydrated easy. They provide you nutritional facts and information regarding how you should be eating and drinking everyday. If you’re like me, you usually forget to drink enough water. With push notifications that buzz on your wearable, you’ll never be left thirsty for IoT.
此外，與物聯網連接的杯子和水瓶容易保證你一天攝入足量的水分。它們為你提供你每天所攝入的食物和飲料的營養成分和信息。如果你像我一樣經常忘記喝足夠的水，你的設備會推送通知，因此在物聯網上，你永遠不會有口渴的經歷。
Mobile apps around wellness have been around for years now?—?track your sleep, weight, nutrition, and more. However, the key with wellness IoT is that software is being combined with tangible hardware and equipped with predictive analytics.
圍繞健康開發的移動應用已經存在多年了——跟蹤你的睡眠，體重，營養等等。然而，健康IoT的關鍵在于軟件能配備預測分析功能，并與有形硬件結合使用。
When wellness was just software, users were forced to manually add their calorie count and the actions they were taking. Today, a lot of the leg work has been automated with the help of motion, temperature, and humidity sensors.
當健康管理只存在在軟件中時，用戶被迫手動添加他們的卡路里攝入量和他們正在做什么的信息。今天，在運動、溫度和濕度傳感器的幫助下，這些大量繁瑣的工作已經被自動化了。
3.按需定制和流服務 On-Demand and Streaming Services
Amazon Dash is a new service that automates your home’s daily operations. For example, when you place Amazon’s dash button in your bathroom, you can easily place an order for more toilet paper before you run out. Outsourcing your errands frees up your time, no longer do you need to attend to toiletries, party needs, or even food in your pantry.
亞馬遜推出的Amazon Dash是一項全新的服務，可以讓您的家庭日常運作自動化。例如，當您將亞馬遜的Dash Button放置在浴室中時，它會在你的衛生紙即將耗盡時幫你自動下單。 家務外包讓你有更多的自由時間，不再需要你為化妝品、聚會用品和食物儲備費心。
If you have a baby, ordering diapers can become automatic. Amazon dash, through predictive analytics and self-learning algorithms, can project how many diapers you’re going to need for the week, month, or year.
如果你有寶寶要照顧，訂購尿布也可以自動。Amazon Dash通過通過預測分析和自學習算法，可以預測你在幾周，幾個月或一年的尿布需求量。
Ordering food based on how healthy you want to be becomes a breeze as well. Services like Peapod and blue apron provide you food on-demand based, on your preferences and body’s needs. You can even set up automated food services for your dog right through Petsmart and Petco.
根據你期望的健康狀況訂購食物也變成了一件輕而易舉的事情。像Peapod和藍色圍裙這樣的服務可以根據你的喜好和身體需要為你提供定制食物方案。 您甚至可以通過Petsmart和Petco為您你狗也設置自動食品服務。
Imagine never having to run errands again.
想象一下這樣的場景，你再也不用為這種事跑腿了。
4.增強現實（AR）和虛擬現實（VR）技術 Augmented and Virtual Reality
AR and VR are ripe for innovation. Many technology venture capitalists are investing in IoT and are looking at these technologies as a new platform for apps.
AR和VR技術已經成熟到足夠支持創新了。許多科技領域的風險投資家正在投資于物聯網，并將這些技術視為應用程序的新平臺。
Google glass was the first attempt at AR which displayed the possibilities and capabilities of what the future has to offer you. Google, more recently than glass, also came out with Daydream which turns phones into VR headsets. And of course, Facebook acquired Oculus for a whopping $2 billion a few years ago.
谷歌眼鏡是AR的第一個嘗試，展示了未來為你提供的可能性。谷歌推出的比谷歌眼鏡更新的產品是可以把手機變成VR頭戴式設備的Daydream。Facebook也自然進入了這個領域，幾年前收購了價值高達20億美元的Oculus。
Real time analytics on your golf stroke can not only improve your game but it can reduce the chance of injury. Having GPS in your motorcycle helmet is also a major key to know where you’re going.
對你高爾夫球桿的實時分析不僅可以改進您的游戲水平，還可以減少受傷的可能。在您的摩托車頭盔上裝上GPS也是了解你的行程的關鍵。
AR and VR can pretty much be a wearable that’s worn at all times or in one distinct location. When you’re at work to when you’re sleeping, VR can enhance cognitive abilities and give humans a big boost.
AR和VR大多是可穿戴的設備，你可以把它戴在某個特定部位，并且隨時佩戴。你可以戴著它工作、入睡，VR可以增強你的認知能力，給人以很大的幫助。
5. 地理圍欄 Geofencing
Your environment is impacted by your location at all times. A geofence is a virtual barrier in which apps are capable of setting triggers that react depending on your entrance or exit from a vicinity. You define the boundaries as an administrator along with however you’d like to be notified and what you’d like to be notified for.
你所處的環境隨時受到你的位置的影響。地理圍欄是一個虛擬的區域，其中應用程序能夠根據你從附近進入或退出的狀態來設置觸發器。 你可以以管理員的身份來定義邊界，還能設置你什么時候希望收到通知，希望收到什么通知。
In the future, geofencing will have a large impact, not only smart homes, but also on the retail industry:
在未來，地理圍欄將產生巨大的影響，不僅會在智能家居，也會在零售行業：
藍牙連接和LIFI Bluetooth Connectivity and LIFI
Imagine your phone connecting to sensors within a store in real-time while you’re shopping. With geofencing, your shopping experience can be more catered to what you’re looking for. Coupons on demand of what you intend to buy, right from the internet.
想象一下，當您購物時，您的手機將實時連接到商店內的傳感器。通過地理圍欄，你可以獲得更好地滿足你的需求的購物體驗。你可以隨時隨地直接從網上獲取你打算買的商品的優惠券。
Just look at Amazon Go, Amazon’s store concept without a check-out line. Or check out the Shopkick app that gives you rewards and gift cards for shopping at certain places.
你可以看看亞馬遜Go的例子，這是亞馬遜提出的一種沒有收銀臺的概念商店。或者你可以試試一款叫做Shopkick的app，它可以為你在某些地方購物時提供商店的獎勵和禮品卡。
預測性數據分析 Predictive Data Analytics
Geofencing gives companies another layer of understanding their customer. Using data analytics, back-end users and administrators can see how often people are using their service, how long they use it, and how well their marketing techniques worked.
地理圍欄為公司提供了另一層對客戶的理解。使用數據分析，后臺的用戶和管理員可以得出人們使用他們的服務的頻率，使用時間以及營銷手段的效率如何。
For example, 1–800-Flowers geofenced the area around jewelry stores that were close to their flower shops. If you’re shopping for jewelry, it’s more likely that you’ll need flowers too (for your wife, mother, girlfriends, etc.).
例如，線上鮮花銷售商1-800-Flowers將花店周圍的珠寶店劃為地理圍欄的檢測范圍。因為如果你正在購買珠寶，那么你也可能需要鮮花（送給你的妻子，母親，女朋友等）。
Apple’s MFI chip for their Homekit will also be a big player utilizing geofencing. If the bluetooth on your phone is on, sensors around your Apple SmartHome will start to recognize patterns and eventually automate operations like turning on lights, locking doors, and notifying you if your home is operating out of the norm.
蘋果為旗下智能家居平臺Homekit提供的MFI芯片也把地理圍欄技術玩得很溜。如果你手機上的藍牙功能處在開啟狀態，你的蘋果智能家居SmartHome周圍的傳感器將開始識別模式，并最終自動執行操作，比如自動開燈，鎖門，并通知你家具是否正常運行等。
Location based services and geofencing will be a big part of improving overall customer experience.
基于位置的服務和地理圍欄將是改善整體客戶體驗的重要組成部分。
6. 關愛老人 Aging-in-Place
The elderly are key because you love them. Many times they need assistance living in their own homes or even with you. You need to be confident that they’ll be safe when you’re not around to take care of them and if an emergency happens, that they will be taken care of immediately.
老人很關鍵，因為你愛他們。很多時候，他們獨居，甚至是和你生活在一起，都需要生活上的協助。你需要保證，當你不能在他們身邊照顧他們時，他們是安全的，當緊急情況發生時，他們能立即得到應有的照料。
Lifealert is a remotely connected panic button that has been around for ages. Older folk can use it if they have emergencies, like if they fall down in the bathroom or if there’s a fire in their kitchen that they can’t put out. The device has a built in GPS that relays a SOS message to the nearest authorities in real-time.
Lifealert是一個遠程連接的緊急按鈕，已經有好幾年的歷史。老年人如果遇到緊急情況，比如在浴室里摔倒，或者廚房里起火，他們滅不了時，可以使用它。該設備具有內置GPS，可實時向最近的當局傳送SOS消息。
Many times, older folk can’t enjoy TV as much as they used to because of their inability to hear. GOgroove Bluetooth TV headphones help the elderly with hearing loss to hear the TV clearly without having to turn up the volume. An ideal solution for the Price is Right and Jeopardy, the RF goes for about 60 sq. ft and is plug-in play for most existing TVs.
很多時候，老年人不能像以前那樣享受看電視的樂趣，因為他們大多有聽力問題。 GOgroove藍牙電視耳機幫助聽力損失的老年人清楚地聽到電視里的內容，而無需調高音量。這樣一來老人可以觀看電視節目如The Price is Right和Jeopardy，設備的射頻可覆蓋60平方英尺的空間，可以作為目前大多數電視機的插件來完成播放。
Alarm.com also offers a sensor based service for the elderly called BeClose. Their sensor box consists of devices made for remote monitoring and push notifications, including activity patterns, awareness, alerts, security, and when medications should be taken.
Alarm.com還為老年人提供名為BeClose的傳感器服務。他們的傳感器盒包括用于遠程監控和推送通知的設備，涵蓋對老年人的活動模式評測，意識，警報，安全性以及定時提醒服務藥物。
It’s important to love and nurture the elderly because they probably took care of you when you were younger.
對老年人的照顧與關愛很重要，因為在你小時他們也是如此對你。
7. 娛樂體驗 Entertainment
The biggest key to the Internet of Things revolves around entertainment, comfort, and convenience. Companies like Control 4 have gone public with this need in mind. There are an unlimited amount of customizations that can be made in order to fulfill your entertainment needs.
物聯網最重要的關鍵離不開娛樂，舒適和便利。像Control 4這樣據此定位的公司已經上市了。為了滿足你的娛樂需求，你可以進行無限量的自定義設置。
Value-added services, on top of security, tend to be in the realm of entertainment. Entertainment is primarily focused around the TV but can also expand to music and sound, lighting, overall comfort, and utilization of streaming services.
在保證安全性的前提下，增值服務已屬娛樂的領域。娛樂主要是電視，但也可以擴展到音樂，照明，整體舒適性和流媒體服務的利用。
New formats of delivery are also key. Many new forms include streaming services for videos, movies, and games. Smart platforms like Amazon Echo and the wink hub can also be at the core of entertainment. They allow you to command and control your IoT devices using voice and pattern recognition as well.
新的娛樂形式也是關鍵。許多新形式包括對視頻，電影和游戲的流媒體服務。像亞馬遜Echo和Wink Hub這樣的智能平臺也可以成為娛樂的核心。它們能讓你使用語音和模式識別來命令和控制您的物聯網設備。
Gaming and content streaming services will be the new medium for advertising since live TV viewing has significantly decreased since the introduction of the DVR. PS Now will also be offered as an app on newer smart TVs.
游戲和內容流媒體服務將成為廣告的新媒介，因為自從推出DVR以來，電視直播節目的觀眾大大減少了。最新的智能電視甚至會提供PS這樣的應用程序。
Please share your thoughts on how IoT will impact entertainment and what you would like to see from companies in the future in the comments!
請你在評論中向我們分享你對物聯網如何影響娛樂的看法，以及未來你期待在企業中看到什么新動態！
8. 能源 Energy
The reason why it’s key to touch on energy is because of the recent advances in energy education. Technology has totally transformed a once boring industry to one of the hottest industries in the world that’s built on historical infrastructure deployments.
能源重要的原因在于能源教育的最新進展。技術已經徹底改變了這個曾經看上去十分無聊的行業，如今，在基礎設施部署的歷史條件下，能源已躍升為全世界最熱門的行業之一。
Led by companies like ComEd, distributed energy resources combine modular electricity generation, storage capabilities, and the ability to lower your electric utility bills. When combined with other IoT devices within your smart home or smart building, not only can you live more seamlessly, but can save or even make money with “gridfriendly” decisions.
在ComEd等公司的領導下，分布式能源具備了模塊化發電，存儲能力以及節電能力。當與智能家居或建筑中的其他IoT設備結合使用時，不僅可以幫助你生活得更加安逸，還可以通過對業主友好的決策省錢甚至賺錢。
You can even customize your energy usage by wearing a band that pushes out location within your home. A smart hub connected to your energy IoT devices will adjust according to the real time price of energy?—?kind of like placing “limit orders” for buying and selling stocks.
您甚至可以通過便攜設備自定義能量消耗。連接到您的能源物聯網設備的智能中樞將根據能源的實時價格進行調整，就像為買賣股票設置“限價單”一樣。
Economically, this could work a concept used in finance called arbitrage through blockchain based financial measurements and smart contracts. Whatever energy you generate during the day is more valuable when your neighbors also want to use it, sort of like bandwidth. With a storage device in tact, connected to a Emphase Inverter, you can use the energy harvested at the most optimum time or trade it with your neighbors if you’re away.
在經濟上，這可以用于基于財務測量和智能合同的塊鏈，近似形成金融上被稱為套利的概念。 當你的鄰居也想要使用時，無論你在白天產生了多少能量，都會更有價值，就像帶寬一樣。 使用連接到相位逆變器的存儲設備，你可以使用在最佳時間收集的能量，或者當你不在時與你的鄰居交換。
Some other takeaways from energy IoT are that hardware costs have been decreasing. This is key when you make a large capital investment in utility scaled critical IoT deployment. Key being that hardware and software are treated as investments meaning that they increase value of everyone’s well-being within your electricity service provider’s territory.
其他關于能源物聯網的見地是它的硬件成本一直在下降。當你對公用事業的關鍵IoT部署進行大量投資時，這尤其關鍵。重要的是，硬件和軟件都被視為投資，意味著在電力供應商的領域內，它們可以增加每個人的福祉。
Electric vehicles and charging stations also play a role in the future of energy since you can’t rely on gas prices staying low forever. Tesla is leading this effort with the announcement of their powerwall.
電動汽車和充電站也將在未來的能源中發揮不小作用，因為你不能指望天然氣價格永遠保持低水平。特斯拉是這項工作的領導者，之前它宣布了其電力墻計劃。
WiTricity also allows you to charge your EV wirelessly for SmartCity applications which we will touch on in a future post.
WiTricity還允許你通過SmartCity的應用程序為您的EV無線充電，我們將在將來的文章中介紹。
9. 大眾接受度 Mass Adoption
The only key driver missing from the opportunity of IoT is mass adoption. Many of the technologies mentioned throughout this post are available on the market today for purchase.
錯失物聯網機會的唯一關鍵的驅動因素是大眾接受度。本文中提到的許多技術在當今市場上已經可以通過購買獲得。
But why aren’t you rushing over to Amazon or your local hardware store to buy them? Do you think they’re too expensive? Or maybe you don’t like all of the features of the product? What’s holding you back from turning your home into a smart home and turning your life into a smarter one?
但是你為什么不急著到亞馬遜或者當地的五金店去買呢？是因為你認為它們太貴了嗎？或者也許你不是全盤接受這個產品的功能？是什么阻攔了你把你的家和生活變得更智能化？
Barriers today are awareness and cost. Time is a solution for both of those according to Metcalfe’s law of users. The positives clearly outweigh the negatives and if you want to advance yourself holistically, you must adopt a connected livelihood.
障礙是意識和成本。根據梅特卡夫的用戶定律，時間是解決這兩個問題最好的良藥。在物聯網一事上，它的積極性明顯超過負面影響，如果你想要全面提升自己的生活質量，你就必須采用一種“物聯”的生活方式。
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結論 Conclusion
If you’re an engineer, entrepreneur, or just an enthusiast, IoT is about to change your world by the millions.
如果你是工程師、企業家，或者你就是個科技愛好者，物聯網會在不計其數的方面改變你的生活。
Which IoT devices are key to you? Why?
哪種物聯網設備最受你的青睞？為什么？
重點詞匯
loT（Internet of Things）：物聯網
sensor：傳感器
smart home：智能家居
cybersecurity：網絡安全
ethical hacking：道德黑客
data privacy：數據隱私
On-Demand：按需
Geo-fencing：地理圍欄（技術）
編譯組出品。譯者：吳高菲，編輯：郝鵬程
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