Internet of Things. What’s That?
An overview of the Internet of Things and why it’s awesome
What’s Internet of Things all about?
Let’s see what Google has to say about this.
The Internet of Things is the extension of Internet connectivity into physical devices and everyday objects.
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In layman’s terms, the Internet of Things represents a bunch of devices with a connection to the internet, where the types of devices can be one of these: sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, single-board computers (or let’s just call them “minicomputers”).
Sensors and actuators have the job to interact with the world. Sensors deliver information to the microcontroller which in turn can forward it to a place where it can be analyzed. The data can be sent either directly to a web service somewhere on the internet or indirectly – through a gateway which is usually a minicomputer.
Fundamentally, the idea of IoT is to automate everyday life and to deliver simplicity, comfort, efficiency by making everyday objects digitally represented.
“If you think that the internet has changed your life, think again. The Internet of Things is about to change it all over again!” — Brendan O’Brien
