Initial State

摘要

Today, more and more devices come with a Web connection. Jamie Bailey created the website Initial State to store and visualize the incredible amount of data these machines can produce. Makers can use the site for simple projects, like graphing the daily change in temperature, or more-complex ones. For example, Bailey's smart kitchen trash can tells the site how full it's getting, and his fridge conveys how many beverages it holds (so he always knows when his nephew steals a beer). "When you start capturing all this data, you realize how alive your house or your apartment really is," he says. DIYers can find tutorials for projects like these on the site-or dream up their own data-based ideas.