http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04413

Visual History of IoT — Far Beyond ‘Smart’ Things

From early visionaries to futuristic applications, the Internet of Things was fueled by raw innovation in connectivity and robotics.

~1900: Radio Control

http://www.intergalacticvault.com/nikola-tesla-inventions-list-of-7-discoveries-you-may-not-have-heard-of-2016-poll/

~1960: Hospital Pager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3B9s6Gbo4A

~1965: Telephone Modem

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modem

~1965: Mechanical/Hydraulic Exoskeleton

http://cyberneticzoo.com/man-amplifiers/1966-69-g-e-hardiman-i-ralph-mosher-american/

~1970: Unmanned Reconnaissance Drone

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Model_147#Ryan_Model_136_Red_Wagon_and_Lucy_Lee

~1970: Red Light Camera

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/ct-red-light-camera-filings-20151202-story.html

~1975: Cellular Phone Prototype

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/07/09/cooper.cell.phone.inventor/

~1975: Telephone Pager

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorola_Pageboy

~1975: Product UPC Codes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Product_Code#cite_note-Nelson-5

~1985: Consumer Cellular Phone

http://mashable.com/2014/03/13/first-cellphone-on-sale/#EUMAjMjMcaqO

~1985: Electronic Toll Collection via Transmitter

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_toll_collection

~1990: World Wide Web

http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ia_myths_toast.htm

~1990: Satellite GPS

https://timeandnavigation.si.edu/multimedia-asset/magellan-gps-advertisement

~1990: In-Car Navigation

https://www.carthrottle.com/post/top-10-automotive-firsts-you-cant-live-without-today/

~1990: Combat Drones

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAI_RQ-2_Pioneer

~1995: Mobile SMS & Internet Phone

http://www.techcentral.co.za/best-phones-nokia-ever-made/43389/

~1995: Facial Recognition

http://vismod.media.mit.edu/tech-reports/TR-516/node7.html

~2000: WIFI

~2000: RFID Passports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_passport

~2005: RFID Shipping Containers

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-inevitable-rise-of-the-internet-of-shipping-containers

~2005: Mars Rover

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04413

~2005: Arduino

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arduino316.jpg

~2005: Android OS

~2005: Law Enforcement Body Cameras

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/12/seen-it-all-before-10-predictions-about-police-body-cameras/383456/

~2010: Cellular Connected Parking Meters

http://www.wired.com/2013/02/parking-parkme/

~2010: Warehouse & Logistics Automation

http://www.fastcompany.com/1754454/kiva-powers-web-commerce-new-bot-bot-action

~2010: Farm Automation

https://hrntractors.com/2015/11/john-deere-innond-dlg-medals/

~2010: Self-Driving Car

http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/13/us/google-self-driving-car-pulled-over/

~2010: Consumer 3D Printing

~2010–15: Smart Devices

http://nest.com

http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/31/amazon-dash-button/

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chanderchawla/2015/07/05/why-apple-watch-and-fitbit-will-not-meet-expectations/#6be8eaa7c4df

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fitbit-users-sue-claiming-heart-rate-monitor-is-inaccurate/

http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/8/8913739/amazon-echo-re-review-in-the-real-world

http://blog.wdwinfo.com/2013/02/17/disney-patent-hints-at-future-plans-for-mymagic/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RIVK7Dd2fY

~2015: Nanorobotics

http://robotnor.no/expertise/robotic-systems/nanorobotics/

~2015: Your Own Car That Drives Itself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2bZ1CWqvbA

~2015: Self-Landing Rocket

https://spaceflightnow.com/2015/02/17/spacex-leases-property-for-landing-pads-at-cape-canaveral-vandenberg/

~2015: Wireless, Permanent Heart Pacemaker

https://consultqd.clevelandclinic.org/2015/08/interim-results-unveiled-from-leadless-ii-study-of-leadless-pacemaker-2/