The WIRED Guide to the Internet of Things
What you need to know about the promise (and peril) of networked lightbulbs, ovens, cameras, speakers and, well … everything.
https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-internet-of-things/
1990
John Romkey creates the first IoT device: a toaster that he controls with his computer
1999
Kevin Ashton coins the term “internet of things” to describe the eyes and ears of a computer
2000
LG introduces its first connected refrigerator with a $20,000 pricetag
2008
The world’s first IoT conference is held in Zurich, Switzerland
2010
Tony Fadell founds Nest, maker of the smart thermostat
2013
Oxford Dictionary adds the term “internet of things”
2014
Amazon introduces the Echo speaker, along with the Alexa voice assistant—a new way to control the smart home
2016
The Mirai botnet infects over 600,000 IoT devices with malware
2020
The number of internet-connected devices, by some estimates, exceeds 20 billion
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