Smart object Smart object A smart object is an object that enhances the interaction with not only people but also with other smart objects. Also known as smart connected products or smart connected things (SCoT), they are products, assets and other things embedded with processors, sensors, software and connectivity that allow data to be exchanged between the product and its environment, manufacturer, operator/user, and other products and systems. Connectivity also enables some capabilities of the product to exist outside the physical device, in what is known as the product cloud. The data collected from these products can be then analyzed to inform
Online console gaming is part of the Xbox 360 to Xbox One backwards compatibility program). Additional services provided by these networks include the capability of buying additional games, online chatting, downloadable content, and game demos. The earliest experiments relating to online connectivity on game consoles were done as far back as the early 1980s. Dial-Up internet connectivity was made available through the use of special cartridges, along with an adapter, most notably the GameLine for the Atari 2600 and the PlayCable for the Intellivision. Services like these did not have multiplayer online gaming capability, but did allow users to download games from a