From the course: Construction Technology: Industry Snapshot
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Understanding the Internet of Things
From the course: Construction Technology: Industry Snapshot
Understanding the Internet of Things
- IoT, Internet of Things, what a nebulous concept. What does that even mean? Let's break it down. Internet of Things is the concept that all things electronic and non electronic are connected together in real time. So you can remotely control them, remotely manage them. Now, you have a wide variety of IoT devices, from air sensors, to light sensors, to light switch, to light bulbs. There's a, there's a broad array and diversity of IoT devices coming on the market. In fact, I was at Consumer Electronics Show, and I think there was probably a fifth of the show room floor in one of the major areas was just dedicated to IoT devices. So this is a, an area of life that's really foreign to a lot of us, but it's going to become a much bigger part of our lives. So, when we look at IoT, let's just talk about some practical examples that you may have right now in your life. And I'm going to talk about a few that I have. OnStar, in my Chevy truck I've got OnStar. It allows me to remotely unlock…
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