How will the web influence the next generation of HMIs?
There have been many columns written over the last year regarding the World Wide Web and society’s ever growing reliance on the Internet as an information transfer mechanism. In every aspect of our lives, devices are being interconnected by the Internet and controlled by mobile HMIs (i.e. cell phones, iPhones, and PDAs). Home entertainment systems, security systems and even power systems are now being connected to laptops and mobile devices via the web. As our love for web services sweeps our personal lives, one must consider what impact the desire for web services may have in the automation arena.
