The Internet Of Things: 7 Futuristic Trends Of IoT

Imagine this. A fire broke in your locked home; nobody is inside and the smoke detector sends out a signal to the local fire bridge. What if you get a reminder message every day on your mobile phone to stick and follow the doctor’s prescription regimen and take medicines? What if all cars on the road talk to each other as well as the traffic lights and spreading out traffic via different routes based on the real time information, which saves your time and smoother the traffic system?

The above self-initiated activities of smart homes, smart wireless reminders and the intelligent transportation systems are the current applications of a widespread, worldwide technological development known as the Internet of Things (IoT).  It is a combination of sensors and connectivity; sensors that connect to the physical devices.

“The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of physical objects or “things” embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect, exchange data and react sensibly.”

The IoT is called the future of data. The data-spouting devices (mobile, car, door, key, equipment, camera, computer and so on) that are connected to the internet would analyze, and manage our daily lives more prevalently than it is now.

We highlight some future trends that you need to bear in mind:

1. Heat the home efficiently:

A Smart thermostat based sensors and the real time weather forecast track the actual activity at your home and can reduce your electricity bill up to 30 %. Some mobile applications (such as NEST) provide this functionality.

2. Keep streets clean:

Smart waste and recycling system provides the real time data about the garbage and trash. These systems alert municipal services that when a bin needs to be emptied. The real time information reduces the pick-up required and manages the fuel and financial savings.

3. The sleep cycle monitor:

At your home, the sleep cycle monitor manages your sleep. In case of less or no sleeping, it manages your daily alarm through checking your day’s schedule and if not essential, it lets you sleep for some more time, interesting.

4. Parking space information:

Installed sensors, mobile apps, and real-time web applications provide you the park sight services. A real time information in a map gives you the actual view about the nearby parking space availability.

5. Pollution warnings:

Sensors installed in combined sewer overflows alerts the local residents about the sewer overflow, so they can avoid polluting waterways by not flushing their toilets during sewer overflows.

6. Maintain and repair:

Now something for industries. Sensors installed inside equipment alert about the exceeded threshold, time to revamp. The sensors automatically send reports to owners and manufacturers.

7. Track down those lost keys:

What if you just walked out the door without taking the keys of your home and your smart door delays locking the door for 30 seconds because you left your keys and giving you the time to come back inside.

Above trends are just the overviews of upcoming IoT. IoT would be introduced in almost every aspect of life for making the human life smooth, sustainable, comfortable and persistent, but ultimately these all are just man made artificial things that should be used appropriately without interrupting the natural human beings.

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