alvin edwald chan - why internet of things

Why Internet of Things?

What IOT Can Do For You

What is IOT?

Internet- the world wide web or the

information network on the cloud

Things- normal everyday objects

Concept

Basically

Connect an everyday thing to the internet.

In practice:

Use sensors to monitor certain data and store

it to the internet

Example

Refrigerator

connected

to the

internets

Why the buzz over IOT?

Availability and Accessability

Automation

Optimazation

Availability and Accessability

There are practically sensors for any form of

data you want to measure

Arduino and Raspberry pi type devices have

made prototyping much easier

Then

Breadboards

Soldering

Arduino

Rasberry Pi

Now

Optimization

By monitoring/gathering data one can

optimize ones operations.

This can be applied to businesses or even

sports.

Example

Example 2

Transpotimer

Automation

With sensors and data you can also automate

certain things.

Example

Glowcaps

Example 2

Farm automation

Communities you can join

http://www.philrobotics.com/

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