This is how the last great overpriced pre-Internet racket will end: not with a bang, but with a SIM card.
— Everywhere you look at CES, it seems there's nothing that can't be connected to the Internet: Tennis rackets, coffee makers, watches, jewelry, baby clothing, pet accessories, oven ranges and infinitely more appliances and household goods are all getting high-tech upgrades.
The first sport they've aimed their wizardry at is tennis, with a in-racket Internet of Things device in the form of a 'smart dampener' to help coaches and players improve their game.
Indeed, some 90percentt of the most common words in English are already claimed by the fast operators of "netenclature," my unregistered appellation for the Internet-naming business or racket.
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One can visualize some of the mafias that trade in credit card numbers and other information on the "dark Internet" trying out cyber protection rackets.
The bridegroom, 33, is assigned to the rackets division, prosecuting cases of Internet stalking, child pornography and mortgage fraud.
Now that's changed, and making a proof-of-concept for an internet-connected doorbell or GPS-enabled tennis racket is a weekend project for the right kind of geek.
