M2M

M2M? What?

I’ve been getting M2M magazine for maybe two years now. I’m not sure why I got it in the first place. And, up until recently, I had only the vaguest idea what it meant. Even Nokia, who popularized the term, can’t decide whether it’s “machine-to-man” or “machine-to-machine” or “machine-to-mobile.” M2M magazine defines “machine-to-machine as the connecting of people, devices, and systems.”

What it is, is an important technology. In the context of eco-social projects, how does it benefit humans, and how do you connect all that with “the earth”? More precisely, are there applications for developing country needs? How does this technology make life better for humans?

A major component of M2M is RFID technology. Radio Frequency Identification. RFID are kind of scary if you think “Big Brother.” They are as cheap as $.05 and as small as 0.15mm square! But that would make them cheap enough for third-world applications… What might some of those be?

What if all weapons/munitions/explosives were embedded with non-removable RFID tags? Don’t get me started.