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TOKYO -- From couriers
letting customers know when the
deliveryman is nearby to
wheelchairs
that detect stairs,
consumer services linking smartphones, sensors
and
electronics can be created
in one day when a platform
proposed by Toshiba launches
next spring.
Toshiba, wireless carriers
SoftBank Corp. and KDDI,
and utility Tokyo Gas
are among
the roughly 100 Japanese
companies expected to join the
"internet of things" platform.
Backers see the initiative
combining existing technologies
in new ways,
such as sensors that
start offering guidance when
museum visitors are
detected
and houses that activate lights
and air conditioning at the turn
of a key.
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