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Opportunities and Challenges in the IoT
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Opportunities and Challenges in the IoT

by Tim O'Reilly, Cory Doctorow
June 2015
Intermediate to advanced
12 pages
18m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Chapter 1. Opportunities and Challenges in the IoT: A Conversation with Tim O’Reilly and Cory Doctorow

The following document is adapted from the Previous IoT Profile Episode address by Tim O’Reilly and Cory Doctorow. Follow along with their discussion to learn about many IoT opportunities and challenges. The video covers an hour-long Google Hangout on Air between Tim and Cory that covers how privacy and security are transforming IoT. This adaptation begins over halfway into their discussion when they bring in questions from Twitter.

 

Rethinking Industries with IoT

Tim: I’m looking at a question from @leahthehunter. She says, “Which company’s new technologies are the most profoundly impacting how the Internet of Things evolves, and how will the IoT evolve in the next five years, beyond just more sensors?”

Cory: Tim, that feels like a question for you. You have your finger more on the pulse of this.

Tim: Sure, I can answer some of this. I think the biggest mistake that people make with the Internet of Things is in thinking that it is only about devices. Sure, there are sexy devices: your Nest thermostat and your Internet-connected drone. People say they are awesome. And yes there are things like smart TVs. But, the biggest impact to me seems to be when you start thinking about how things ...

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