Future Web applications will increasingly require real-time data from the 
physical world collected by a myriad of sensors and actuators. Currently, 
integration of such devices require customized solutions due to the lack of 
widely adopted protocols for devices. Because the Web architecture offers a 
high degree of interoperability and a low entry barrier, we propose to 
leverage the Web to build hybrid applications that combine the physical world 
with Web content. Our work builds upon recent developments in Web push 
techniques and extends them for embedded devices with a RESTful messaging 
system. Our results illustrate that fully Web-based distributed sensing 
applications are not only feasible - but actually desirable - because Web 
standards offer an ideal compromise between performance and functionality.