The post IoT Applications in Consumer Healthcare appeared first on IoT For All Have you been to a doctor at any point in your life? Congratulations, if you answered “yes,” you’re a healthcare consumer! Nearly 85 percent of US adults see a healthcare provider at least once a year and US children top that number, … Continue reading “IoT Applications in Consumer Healthcare”
The post What is IoT? – A Simple Explanation of the Internet of Things appeared first on IoT For All Listen to the audio version of this article! “What is IoT?” As someone who works for an Internet of Things (IoT) software company, this is a question that I’m asked frequently. Whether it’s a friend, … Continue reading “What is IoT? – A Simple Explanation of the Internet of Things”
The post How Does an IoT Solution Actually Work? Part 2 – Edge Computing appeared first on IoT For All In the first part of How Does an IoT Solution Actually Work?, I explained that there are four major components that are involved in any given IoT solution. Those components are Sensors/Devices, Connectivity, Data Processing, … Continue reading “How Does an IoT Solution Actually Work? Part 2 – Edge Computing”
The post How Does an IoT Solution Actually Work? appeared first on IoT For All “The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer … Continue reading “How Does an IoT Solution Actually Work?”
The post Types of Network Connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) – A Simple Explanation appeared first on IoT For All Connecting things to the internet is, unsurprisingly, an essential piece of the Internet of Things. But when it comes to evaluating what type of network connectivity is best for a given IoT solution, … Continue reading “Types of Network Connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) – A Simple Explanation”
The post What is an IoT Gateway? – A Simple Explanation appeared first on IoT For All As I explored in a previous #askIoT post, nearly every IoT system needs some way to connect sensors/devices to the cloud so that data can be sent back-and-forth between them. IoT gateways can be essential in making this connection … Continue reading “What is an IoT Gateway? – A Simple Explanation”