3 New Era of Digital Devices: IoT, Infotainment, Wearables, and Drones

Our world is wired. We were inundated with cell phones, then smart phones, and now IoT (Internet of Things) devices, infotainment devices, wearables, and drones. This chapter deals with a small set of device categories within the Internet of Things. Although infotainment devices and wearables could be categorized as IoT devices, because of their consumer functions and popularity, I’ll discuss them as separate entities here. Many, including drone manufacturers, have argued that drones, or technically unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), could also be lumped into the IoT category.

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