IBM's Software Could Connect Every Little Gadget to the Net

Several times we've predicted the future world will be one where everything is networked to everything, and now IBM's revealed it has the same goal. It's releasing new software to enable "the internet of things" so that sensors can hook to the Net.

Big Blue will be revealing all at the 2010 Sensors Expo and Conference today, but we already know some of the essentials. The package is free, it's called Mote Runner, and it's an IBM Research product that's designed to be ultra-connectable, so it...