The Internet of Things: what, who, how and why

John Leonard
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The IoT is poised to change everything. Here are the facts

The Internet of Things (IoT) is all about extending the functionality of the familiar internet far beyond the confines of servers, PCs and smart devices to billions of "things" that are for now tot...

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