What is Internet of Thing (IoT) ?

Connect your things to internet.

Previously the processers used to cost so much that I would buy a car instead. But now chip cost is so less that now I will say I will buy a candy instead. When processing power is so cheap, we can afford to put processors in places that we couldn’t before not just a business workstation or a home PC but also a telephone, an electricity meter, a bedside lamp, or a teddy bear. We can make objects intelligent. We can make them think and speak. Pundits have dubbed this “physical computing”, “ubiquitous computing” or “ubicomp”, or “the Internet of Things”

Now let’s see some trending examples of Iot. The alarm rings. As you open your eyes blearily, you see that it’s five minutes later than your usual wake-up time. The clock has checked the train times online, and your train must be delayed, so it lets you sleep in a little longer. In your kitchen, a blinking light reminds you it’s time to take your tablets. If you forget, the medicine bottle cap goes online and emails your doctor to let her know. On your way out of the house, you catch a glow in the corner of your eye. Your umbrella handle is lit up, which means that it has checked the BBC weatherreports and predicts rain. You sigh and pick it up.

As you pass the bus stop on the way to the station, you notice the large LCD display flash that the number 23 is due. It arrives when you turn the next corner. When the bus company first installed those displays, they ran on the expected timetable information only, but now that every bus has GPS tracking its location, they simply connect to the bus company’s online service and always give the updated information. Various transport organizations have implemented this. London’s TfL has some useful information on their signs. When you get to the station, your phone checks you in automatically to a location-based service (such as Foursquare). On your mantelpiece at home, an ornament with a dial notices the change and starts to turn so that the text on it points to the word “Travelling”. Your family will also see later that you’ve arrived at “Work” safely. like wherediale.com. On your lunch break, a pedometer in your training shoes and a heart monitor in your wrist band help track your run around the block. The wrist band’s large display also makes it easy to glance down and see how fast you are running and how many calories you’ve burned. All the data is automatically uploaded to your sports tracking site, which also integrates with your online supermarket shopping account to make it easy to compare with how many calories you’ve eaten. Nike has done great job in this field. As you can see from the preceding links, each of these products is feasible with today’s technology. Each has been prototyped, and many of them exist as craft or mass-market products.

So what is the common thread that binds them together? And why the name? All the cases we saw used the Internet to send, receive, or communicate information. And in each case, the gadget that was connected to the Internet wasn’t a computer, tablet, or mobile phone but an object, a Thing. These Things are designed for a purpose In the near future, you may no longer need to remember to turn the oven off when the cake is done, switch on lights when you enter a room, or run the clothes dryer when electricity rates are cheapest. Your home will do it for you. These products are part of the Internet of Things (IoT), aimed at automating our lives by connecting mobile devices to appliances, lights, and just about everything a shift that could improve efficiency if it works right, but compromise privacy if it doesn’t. They monitor behavior via motion sensors, Bluetooth signals, or facial-recognition technology to identify when we are home or away and make corresponding tweaks to room temperatures or lighting. They come from Kickstarter funded startups as well as industry stalwarts such as Samsung and LG.

So the idea of the Internet of Things suggests that rather than having a small number of very powerful computing devices in your life (laptop, tablet, phone, music player), you might have a large number of devices which are perhaps less powerful (umbrella, bracelet, mirror, fridge, shoes). So what you think about the about IoT ? will it change the people’s life style ?will it make the thinks easier ? What you think how far can IoT reach? Will post all this points in next post and will also tell about the history and some trends in IoT. Till then stay tuned! If you want more please read this book Designing the Internet of Things.