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Is your TV connected to the Internet？What about your chair or your
fridge？It is possible that they are not. But in the
future, most things in your home may be connected, as the
so-called"Internet of things"is developing.
The Internet of things may be coming sooner than you
think. It is reported that during his speech earlier this year, Samsung CEO BK
Yoon spent a lot of time talking about the Internet of things. He said that
five years from now, every Samsung product will be part of the Internet of
things, whether it's a washing machine or a vacuum cleaner（吸尘器）.
So, how do household objects that are part of
Internet of things work？Well, think of a usual chair. When connected to the Internet the
chair warms up when it knows that the user has just walked into the room and is
feeling cold.
An Internet-connected camera, like a smart-home
camera, could help people feel safer in their homes. It can recognize（识别）people's faces, and even can see when someone passes by in the dark.
Then it can send you a message on your smartphone to
let you know who's there. If the person is someone you don't know, it can tell
you that, too.
But according to MIT Technology Review, whether
companies are connecting dog food bowls or security（安全）systems to the Internet, there maybe problems. For example, many early
connected-home devices（装置）don't have much built-in security, which means they could be hacked（攻击）.
In addition, it could be difficult to get these
devices to work together because they are made by different companies. To fight
this, many companies have joined the Open Interconnect Consortium, which had 45
members by late 2014.
So, picture this; you walk in through the front door
of your home. The temperature changes to make you feel comfortable after a long
day at school. Your favorite music starts playing for you. Do you think that
this would be a good thing? It may happen sooner than you think.
