Everything you need to know about the new Internet — The ‘Internet Of Things’ — from businessinsider.com by Julie Bort
Excerpt:
On June 6, 2012, a brand-new version of the Internet was turned on.
Chances are you didn’t notice anything different that day, as we switched over to Internet Protocol Version 6, or IPv6. Engineers worked for years so the new Internet could be turned on without causing problems.
But in the coming years, this new Internet will change your life dramatically. It will lead to the realization of a concept called “The Internet of Things,” where everything—not just computers—gets connected.