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SMART TECHNOLOGY

CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY

by Megan Blakemore

ALL ABOUT

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Megan Blakemore is an award-winning author for children and young adults. She is also a school

librarian who works with students to effectively use technology in their daily lives. She lives in Maine

with her family.

www.northstareditions.com

Copyright 2017 by North Star Editions, Lake Elmo, MN 55042. All rights reserved. No

part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means without written

permission from the publisher.

Produced for North Star Editions by Red Line Editorial.

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Content Consultant: Bruce McMillin, Professor of Computer Science, Missouri University of Science and

Technology

ISBN

978-1-63517-015-3 (hardcover)

978-1-63517-071-9 (paperback)

978-1-63517-176-1 (ebook pdf)

978-1-63517-126-6 (hosted ebook)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2016949762

Printed in the United States of America

Mankato, MN

November, 2016

978-1-68444-294-2 (e-book)

Synched Read-Along Version by:

Triangle Interactive LLC

PO Box 573

Prior Lake, MN 55372

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Smart Toys

CHAPTER 2

The Internet of Things

HOW IT WORKS

Giving Instructions

CHAPTER 3

Smart Houses

CHAPTER 4

Smart Cities

CHAPTER 5

Smart Problems

Focus on Smart Technology 30

Glossary 31

To Learn More 32

Index 32

CHAPTER

SMART TOYS

Y

our hands grip the steering wheel.

You race down the street and round a

tight curve. As you pull on the brake, the

go-kart drifts sideways. Its like a race

car in a movie! The go-kart comes to a

stop. You take off your helmet and get

out of the drivers seat. This isnt any old

go-kart. Its a smart go-kart.

A young driver uses a smart go-kart at a toy fair in

New York City.

What makes it smart? An adult can

control how fast it goes. The adult can

also make sure the go-kart stays within a

certain area. You cant travel too far or get

lost. An adult can even stop the go-kart

with a button. This can help prevent

a crash.

A smart go-kart is only one example

of a smart toy. Many other toys can be

programmed using an app on your phone

or tablet. But smart technology isnt just

for toys. There are smartphones, smart

houses, and even smart cities.

Lego Mindstorms are toys that enable users to create

programmable robots.

CHAPTER

THE INTERNET

OF THINGS

S

mart technology refers to everyday

devices that can be connected to the

Internet. Connecting to the Internet can

make a device more interactive . A device

using smart technology also has the

ability to learn. It picks up on patterns or

habits and makes changes accordingly.

Appliances such as smart refrigerators and smart

ovens can be controlled with tablets.

For example, a smart TV could learn a

persons favorite shows and offer new

episodes as soon as the TV is turned on.

Some people use the term Internet

of Things when talking about smart

technology. When an object is connected

to the Internet, the object can receive

FITNESS TRACKERS

Some smart objects can also send information.

Many people use fitness trackers. These trackers

send information over the Internet. A program

gathers data for heart rate, respiration, body

temperature, and air temperature. The fitness

tracker then gives feedback to the wearer.

A tracker might tell the wearer to drink more

water or to get moving.

information. For instance, an alarm clock

might get an update that Saturdays

soccer practice was cancelled. Then the

alarm clock will not go off, allowing the

user to get some extra sleep. Another

example is a smart doorbell. It uses a

camera to recognize peoples faces. The

doorbell tells its owners whether a friend

or a stranger is at the door.

Fitness trackers are a great way to stay healthy with the

help of technology.

HOW IT WORKS

HOW IT WORKS

GIVING

INSTRUCTIONS

Whenever a person operates a device, he or she is

giving the device instructions. For example, when

someone flips a light switch, he is giving the light

instructions to turn on. Smart technology sends

those instructions in a new way. It sends the

instructions over the Internet.

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