IOT – The Next Big Thing of the Internet things

The Internet has been here for a while now and it’s a product by the people, for the people, and of the people. All the data, images, videos, games, software’s have been created by the people, for people and it’s all about people. The Internet is the most important and transformative technology ever invented. It’s moreover like a digital fabric that has been woven inside of our lives in one way or the other. This internet of people has changed the world into what is it presently. The newly emerging internet has again poised to further change the world. It’s not just about connecting the people but also about connecting the things, Hence the name,Internet of Things (IoT).

What is IOT?

In literal terms, IoT is an amalgamation of all the web-enabled devices/things that obtain, communicate & operate on the data they procure from their surroundings using embedded sensors, processors, and communication hardware. These devices/things are often called connected or smart devices. These things truly start to share experiences with the other things.

How Does IOT Work?

Simple, you take things and then you add the ability to sense, communicate, touch and control. There’s how you get the opportunity for the things to collaborate and interact with other things.

Take for an example, We as human beings have the ability to interact and collaborate with other humans in our own environment through our five senses – Hear, Taste, Smell, Touch, and Sight. Now imagine, if the things can have the ability to sense, communicate and interact. This is where the Internet of People intersects with the Internet of Things. We have various tools and systems that allow us to add the ability of sensing and communication capabilities in the things/devices around us.

An obvious example would be our smartphones. It knows where you are, whether you are moving or not, it knows how close it is to your face, it also knows what you are addressing to it and it even has an eye to see your surroundings. The smartphone also has the ability to communicate in a wireless network.

Now let’s talk about something other than smartphones. What about Smart Armbands? There are such bands which sense your sleep cycles and gracefully wake you up with gentle vibrations and light blinking. These armbands send a message to other smart connected things around like the bedside lamp that fades to brighten up. What about your garden’s sprinkler system thing? It communicates with the local water district things to sense a set of parameters to let your sprinkler thing know how much water needs to be applied to the lawn. What about when you head to your work and you get a message on your smartphone that the garage door got successfully shut.

IoT enables a chain of events that start to occur and all your connected things begin talking/ communicating to other things. It includes everything from a cell phone, wearable devices, coffee maker, lamp, washing machine, headphone, and possibly anything that you imagine of. Samsung, Google, Apple, LG and Philips are all working on the IoT / connected devices.

How IOT Benefits You?

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