Nick Booth

I remember being told, by a football coach, that there was one player nobody expected to make it as a professional, writes Nick Booth. But not only did that gangly, one-footed hoofer prove them wrong, he went on to become a successful club manager.

It’s all to do with electromagnetic waves and plastic, says Nick Booth. One of the most expensive obstacles in creating smart robots and vehicles is the labour-intensive tedium of connecting all the points of intelligence.

Sorry to say this, but M2M still frightens a lot of people. Not me, obviously. Ha! But, er, I’ve got this friend and he’s a bit nervous about the enormous potential for IoT.

Let me start by telling you a story. On the way here, I downloaded a bible as preparation for my opening anecdote. One passage in particular caught the attention of my algorithms. It was in the book of Genesis, and it began with the words “God created mankind in his own image.”

Have you noticed how Security seem to think they’re the new rock and roll now?

The bad news, says Nick Booth, is that this could create an opportunity for the Internet of Fiends.

The year has got off to a good start. In the same week that Toyota unveiled plans for an IT infrastructure to support a global fleet of connected cars, ISIS showcased its latest driverless car bomb and North Korea set off an earthquake inducing Hydrogen bomb. Three events guaranteed to give the population the willies.

It’s difficult to know who is calling it right over the Internet of Things (IoT). One research company says 50 billion devices will be connected by 2020. Another says that’s nonsense.

It’s a bit of a flashpoint at this time. Tension mounts. All the generations and their products get together, they’re all excited and there are massive – possibly unrealistic – expectations. Having invited all these people to the party, the host suddenly starts panicking and wondering how they’re going to cater for them all. Everyone

“I’m guessing you’re into this Internet of Things racket because it’s going to be a massive money-spinner. If you’re in the right place at the right time, you could make a fortune,” says, Nick Booth.