Gordon Roberts Bvsc M

The Internet of Animals Gordon Roberts Bvsc M

Wearables have emerged as one of the great tech advances of the Internet age. And it's not just humans who can now have their every movement logged and analysed - wearables for pets are going to change the way we look at our furry friends forever. In this book, Dr. Gordon Roberts looks at the history of wearables (much older than you would probably have thought); the current retailers who can sell you a shiny wearable for your pet today; and what we can expect from the billion-dollar industry as it matures. Inside you'll learn: - How Germany's Julius Neubronner fitted a homing pigeon with a harness-mounted miniature camera in 1907, marking the start of the moden animal wearables industry - The ethical and privacy issues the tech industry must address today in order to maintain the speed of progress - How 400 million+ smart wearable devices - worth more than $34 billion - are predicted to be sold in 2020, many of which will be worn or even implanted into pets - The expert prediction that by 2025, all domestic pets in the world will be connected to the Internet - How a "zombie army" of connected pets could be used by hackers to bring down the Internet (and how this has already almost happened) The stakes are high and the potential benefits could be beyond our wildest collective dreams - but it isn't going to be a dog walk in the park. Read this book if you want to keep winning with wearables for you and your pets.