Graham Meikle is Professor of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Westminster.Mercedes Bunz is Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster.

• Contents AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: First thingsChapter 2: Addressing thingsChapter 3: Speaking thingsChapter 4: Seeing thingsChapter 5: Tracking thingsChapter 6: Last thingsReferencesIndex

'In this remarkably profound and accessible book, Bunz & Meikle analyze the Internet of Things as a matter of communication for both machines and humans. It is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how the world around us is changing.'�Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University 'Sick of people banging on about the Internet of things? Read Bunz and Meikle's wonderful and timely book to understand this powerful and complex next wave of digital technology development, and in what ways the profound changes in the Internet really do matter for contemporary life. A delight to read, this exceptionally lucid, deeply researched, insightful and witty account deserves to be widely read by anyone interested in media, communication, and technology futures.'�Gerard Goggin, The University of Sydney

Graham Meikle is Professor of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Westminster.Mercedes Bunz is Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster.

• Contents AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: First thingsChapter 2: Addressing thingsChapter 3: Speaking thingsChapter 4: Seeing thingsChapter 5: Tracking thingsChapter 6: Last thingsReferencesIndex

'In this remarkably profound and accessible book, Bunz & Meikle analyze the Internet of Things as a matter of communication for both machines and humans. It is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how the world around us is changing.'�Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University 'Sick of people banging on about the Internet of things? Read Bunz and Meikle's wonderful and timely book to understand this powerful and complex next wave of digital technology development, and in what ways the profound changes in the Internet really do matter for contemporary life. A delight to read, this exceptionally lucid, deeply researched, insightful and witty account deserves to be widely read by anyone interested in media, communication, and technology futures.'�Gerard Goggin, The University of Sydney

Graham Meikle is Professor of Communication and Digital Media at the University of Westminster.Mercedes Bunz is Senior Lecturer at the University of Westminster.

• Contents AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: First thingsChapter 2: Addressing thingsChapter 3: Speaking thingsChapter 4: Seeing thingsChapter 5: Tracking thingsChapter 6: Last thingsReferencesIndex

'In this remarkably profound and accessible book, Bunz & Meikle analyze the Internet of Things as a matter of communication for both machines and humans. It is a must read for anyone interested in understanding how the world around us is changing.'�Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Brown University 'Sick of people banging on about the Internet of things? Read Bunz and Meikle's wonderful and timely book to understand this powerful and complex next wave of digital technology development, and in what ways the profound changes in the Internet really do matter for contemporary life. A delight to read, this exceptionally lucid, deeply researched, insightful and witty account deserves to be widely read by anyone interested in media, communication, and technology futures.'�Gerard Goggin, The University of Sydney