The Internet of Things (IoT), also Cloud of Things (CoT)) refers to the interconnection of uniquely identifiable embedded computing like devices with the existing internet infrastructure. A thing, in the IoT, can refer to a wide variety of devices that range from heart monitoring implants, biochip transponders on farm animals, an automobile with built-in sensors to field operation devices that assist fire-fighters in search and rescue.
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE BECAUSE THE HOTTEST NEW THING IN TECH ISN’T SOCIAL NETWORKING. IT’S THE INTERNET OF THINGS: NETWORKS OF INTERCONNECTED DEVICES THAT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
Nest and Samsung just introduced a new wireless networking standard called Thread—a radio technology designed specifically for thermostats, fire alarms, and other devices in the home—and it’s why a new startup called Iotera is trying to crowdsource a new nationwide wireless network for devices that operate outside the home. Like many other outfits, Iotera believes we need something more than ordinary Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and cellular networks if we’re going to bring things like keychains and backpacks online, but the company aims to make this happen in a unique way.
WHY YOU SHOULD CARE BECAUSE THE HOTTEST NEW THING IN TECH ISN’T SOCIAL NETWORKING. IT’S THE INTERNET OF THINGS: NETWORKS OF INTERCONNECTED DEVICES THAT COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER.
Nest and Samsung just introduced a new wireless networking standard called Thread—a radio technology designed specifically for thermostats, fire alarms, and other devices in the home—and it’s why a new startup called Iotera is trying to crowdsource a new nationwide wireless network for devices that operate outside the home. Like many other outfits, Iotera believes we need something more than ordinary Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and cellular networks if we’re going to bring things like keychains and backpacks online, but the company aims to make this happen in a unique way.