by Keith Keller | Sep 12, 2016 | GUEST BLOG POSTS: Social Media & SEO
WHAT IS THE INTERNET OF THINGS? Guest Blog Post By Tim Knowles The Internet of Things, (or IoT for short) is a network of connected objects. These objects are all connected to each other through the internet. Say what now? If you suffer from robophobia (someone with a fear of robots), stop reading right now. Because this is going to be a bone-chilling horror novel. But for the rest of you, we’re going to roll into the realms of sci-fi. In a time, long, long ago… The IoT is what the future should have been like. In the old days (the 90’s), we had false hopes for the future. We thought that the year 2000 and onwards would bring hover boards, time travel, and flying cars. At least anyone who watched Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in the 1985 film, “Back To The Future“ believed it would! The year 2000 came and went, and I still don’t own a hoverboard. Maybe there’s a billionaire someplace who owns a flying car. But, we know they aren’t available for consumers. Yet, the present day gives us new hope for the future. Richard Branson’s, Virgin Galactic is busy working on a revolutionary mode of transport. To paraphrase, a rocket will fire you into space. The earth will rotate and you will re-enter the atmosphere at a precise time. The result is you could commute from London to Melbourne in just 2 hours!! Wow! This is about a 24-hour journey using today’s methods. Something exists right now that is both exciting and terrifying. It’s the Internet of Things. Introducing Skynet (The Future Of Technology) I’m sorry if you...
