the.com/iot
the plan to give every object opinions, wifi, and a firmware update it desperately needs.
means the network of everyday devices — thermostats, fridges, doorbells, cows — that sense, connect, and send data without a human touching them.
from coined in 1999 by Kevin Ashton while pitching RFID tags to Procter & Gamble, meaning objects that could report their own status online.
first devicea modified toaster, connected in 1990
scaletens of billions of devices already online
weak linkmost never receive a security patch
livestock versionsensor collars track cows, called moo-verse jokes aside