In 2002 Dave Weinberger wrote Small Pieces Loosely Joined: A Unified Theory of the Web.  The conversation subsequently became one of "the internet of things."

Now comes Nanosatellites: Nanosats are Go! (2014, June 7). The Economist: "Small satellites: Taking advantage of smartphones and other consumer technologies, tiny satellites are changing the space business."

This may another one of those things that changes everything.