@TECHREPORT{hsmt-ws-2011-12, author = {Matthias Kranz and Eckehard Steinbach and Stefan Diewald and Andreas M{\"o}ller and Luis Roalter}, title = {{Advances in Media Technology -- Smart Things}}, institution = {Institute for Media Technology/Distributed Multimodal Information Processing Group, Technische Universtit{\"a}t M{\"u}nchen}, year = {2012}, address = {80290 M{\"u}nchen, Germany}, month = jan, ISSN = {2191-8015}, abstract = {Our everyday life is increasingly pervaded by modern information and communication technologies. Miniaturization, reduced energy consumption, increased computer power, and many more are driving forces behind these developments. So-called ‘smart things’ can be applied everywhere -- in offices, private homes, cars, or even integrated in clothing.}, }