The internet-of-things, or IoT, is the future. IoT describes the interconnected network of “smart” devices that surround us — devices that used to be analog. These physical objects, say a thermostat or a doorbell, are now embedded with sensors, processors, and the ability to interact with the world around them. Products like Samsung’s (KRX: 005930) line of smart-fridges, Amazon’s AMZN +0.04% (Get Free Alerts for AMZN) Ring, and Google’s GOOGL +0.37% (Get Free Alerts for GOOGL) Nest.
It will not be long before these products are utterly ubiquitous and surround us wherever we go, integrating into our daily lives. In fact, in many ways they already do, filling many homes.
These smart home devices, the term used to describe IoT specific to the home, are already big business, with giants like Google, Amazon and Apple AAPL +0.16%
betting on their own devices to help you control and operate your smart home. Google Home, Alexa, and Siri all are hoping they can be the ones you ask to turn the lights on or open the garage door.
Continue reading: https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/10/23280688/explosive-growth-smart-homes-and-the-internet-of-things
It will not be long before these products are utterly ubiquitous and surround us wherever we go, integrating into our daily lives. In fact, in many ways they already do, filling many homes.
These smart home devices, the term used to describe IoT specific to the home, are already big business, with giants like Google, Amazon and Apple AAPL +0.16%
betting on their own devices to help you control and operate your smart home. Google Home, Alexa, and Siri all are hoping they can be the ones you ask to turn the lights on or open the garage door.
Continue reading: https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/10/23280688/explosive-growth-smart-homes-and-the-internet-of-things
