Could someone please explain in simple terms what the Internet of Things or IoT is? The Wikipedia page is a bit vague.
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Non-computer “things” that connect to the internet. So what’s interesting about this?
* You can pull information out of something previously dumb. A washing machine can tell you when the laundry’s done, and it can send diagnostics or telemetry back to its manufacturer so they know how to improve them.
* You suddenly have a lot more devices on the internet. Some of the hype around 5G is enabling everything to connect by letting more devices share a tower.
* You suddenly have software updates and security issues for all these devices.
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