You may have heard the term "Internet of Things", one of the more buzz-words in a hold the full industry. But what that really means, and how could it impact you? To provide potential answers, we'll start with a look at how the Internet has developed over the years
According to Internet Live Stats :.
- Approximately 40 percent (more than 3 billion people) of the world population has an Internet connection today. In 1995 (widely considered the beginning of the Internet as we know it today), it was less than 1 percent.
- It took about 10 years to reach 1 billion users, 5 years to reach 2 billion and only 4 years to reach 3 billion.
Moreover those who connect to the Internet, the types and the number of devices being used to connect to the Internet is growing at an even faster pace. Remember when you are connected to the Internet with your computer? Now you might have a smartphone, tablet, and maybe even one of these little fitness trackers on your wrist. Dick Tracy has nothing on you! common predictions are that in the next 5-6 years, each person will connect to the Internet on an average of three devices.
So that brings us to the Internet of Things (IoT). There is no single definition of IoT, but his condition this way: the connectivity of things (equipment, people, etc.) through a communication network (Internet) to share information automatically. This "automatically" part is important; in a real IoT environment, it may not even be any need human interaction
Now, before we all start to go "Terminator", consider some of the more realistic and beneficial implications of this technology
- heart monitors that download data on hospital computers to help prevent heart attacks before they occur. Or how about this: you go to the emergency room with chest pain and they download real data on what you've actually faced during the last hour instead of asking you your symptoms
- A car that detects when? maintenance requirements, and schedules an appointment for you (with your permission of course).
- A refrigerator that determines you are low on milk and eggs and places the order with your local grocery store. You go and they tell you what you need. No more lists!
Of course, these are just some examples, and certainly not some of the deepest ideas of what could be possible that we will have even more interconnected.
We are right-dab in the middle of the information age. There are so many available at your fingertips it is almost impossible to understand. The next step is to determine how to use almost all of this information to ourselves and other benefits, and this is the Internet of Things will really come into play.
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