Internet of Things-Next Big Thing

Future Is Here - Internet of Things ( IoT)

The internet has been transforming our daily life for more than a decade. As we know internet transform is influencing every aspect of our day to day life, for this we connect our smart phones, our computer and most devices to the internet.

 

Now imagine, if the devices we use itself connected to each other . the scope of this is enormous, Every thing from phones to wearable devices, cars, even our home, and appliances are connected to each other, then we would live in a smarter world. this is the concept of the Internet of things (IoT).

 

 

What is Internet of Things (IoT)?

The Internet of Things is the inter-networking of physical devices, where machines are embedded with sensors that allow relay data to each other, with a little or involvement of human.

It means all sort of everyday items are connected to the internet which will transform the way we live.

IoT is not a new phenomenon, it already in effect. The IoT was officially established in 2008 and as of now, there are 12 billion devices working on it.

Big business like Google is already investing billions in the concept. In 2010 Google introduced driverless cars, In 2014 Google acquired Nest Labs (thermostat) for 3.2 billion dollars, now imagine how big is this.

IoT is the beginning of new era, this technology will pave the way to manage over the world, it will improve human life.this technology will completely revolutionize daily life. Application

Applications of the IoT is every where:

•  Energy management
• Agriculture
• infrastructure management
• medical and healthcare
• smart home
• transport
• big data analysis
• smart cities
• wearable devices

Like every new technology, IoT has its  advantages and disadvantages,

the main concern is privacy & security,

With so much important information is automatically transferred across the internet, there is a big chance of hacking this data.
And privacy will not exist all devices around us become smart and they collect data without our knowledge.

Despite the disadvantages, IoT brings many more advantages that we never thought possible and this is just the beginning.