The Internet of Things can make life a little bit easier and here's how... with its devices we can retrieve, track, monitor and manage information without human interaction (Brady, 2013). This process can be used by educators to analyze information that can improve learning and teaching experiences. The advantages for businesses are numerous, information can be used to build better products and services, and I feel the greatest advantage is the improvement in the quality of life for humans. IoT devices can help save money, stay healthy, provide safety and security and keep us connected to our most important interests.
Education: This technology brings students up front an personal with information. They can use the aquired information for problem solving. Imagine a IoT device that tracks recycling information... students use this information for projects in their home, school and communities to help the world improve our green efforts.
Business: IoT technology helps businesses improve existing products and services, develop new products and services that are efficient and desired by consumers.
Life: The daily hustle and bustle lends many opportunities for the Internet of Things. We can monitor and track our movement, eating habits, among other things. This can save us money,time and help us stay healthly.
Life: The daily hustle and bustle lends many opportunities for the Internet of Things. We can monitor and track our movement, eating habits, among other things. This can save us money,time and help us stay healthly.
Here's a glimpse of some devices that are revolutionizing the way we collect, store, analyze and manage data.
THE NEST
Nest app 4.0.
Making your Nest even better.
We’ve redesigned the Nest app from the ground up to be easier to use. We’ve also added new features such as a beautiful animation of the weather outside your house. And you can set up, control, and check the status of your Nest Protect.
ADT Pulse for Home Automation
ADT Pulse is home automation that focuses mainly on security such as locking and unlocking doors, arming alarm systems and receiving security alerts. It also allows for lighting and thermostat control if fully installed and starts at around $60-$80 per month. Products include motion sensors, door and window sensors and a central panel that runs off a tablet.
Push yourself further with Force™
FORCE™ WIRELESS ACTIVITY AND SLEEP WRISTBAND A powerful Force for everyday fitness, this sleek wristband is with you all the time. Stay motivated to keep moving with real-time stats right on your wrist. Track steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, stairs climbed and active minutes throughout the day. At night, track your sleep and wake up silently with a vibrating alarm.
DrivePlus from Direct Line
Telematics is used to gauge how a customer drives and allows the insurer to tailor its prices depending on how safe you are.
Philips Hue for Lighting
Phillips Hue allows you to link up to 50 light bulbs to your smartphone app, via the Hue bridge which connects to your property's wireless router.You can use GPS to programme bulbs to turn on or off depending on your proximity to a building. Even cooler, you can set ‘scenes’ with different colour hues and save these for different moods, turning them on from your smartphone. Amazing stuff and available now.
Care Pass
CarePass links with fitness services (e.g. FitBit, Jawbone UP) to help people achieve fitness goals. As it’s developed by Aetna, a health insurer for businesses, the service could be used to reduce premiums, in much the same way as telematics.
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