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Welcome to the Internet of Things

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When every electronic and mechanical device is connected to the Internet and has built-in smartness, the Internet becomes a connected web of “things.” For years, manufacturers have been making appliances smarter and more automated. There is a limit to how far that can go, because a human being still has to make choices about which kind of washing machine cycle to run or how long the turkey needs to be cooked for Thanksgiving.

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Wootton, C. (2016). Welcome to the Internet of Things. In: Beginning Samsung ARTIK. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1952-2_2

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