INTERNET DE LAS

COSAS

DEVICES, MECHANICAL AND

DIGITAL
MACHINES,
OBJECTS,
ANIMALS
OR
PEOPLE THAT ARE PROVIDED
WITHUNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
AND
THE
ABILITY
TO
TRANSFER DATA OVER A
NETWORK
WITHOUT

PERSON WITH A HEART

MONITOR IMPLANT, A FARM
ANIMAL WITH A
BIOCHIP TRANSPONDER, AN
AUTOMOBILE THAT HAS
BUILT-INSENSORSTO ALERT
THE DRIVER WHEN TIRE
PRESSURE IS LOW -- OR ANY
OTHER NATURAL OR MANMADE OBJECT THAT CAN BE

FOUND IN MANY INDUSTRIES

TODAY, INCLUDING
PRECISION AGRICULTURE,
BUILDING MANAGEMENT,
HEALTHCARE,ENERGYAND
TRANSPORTATION.
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS FOR
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS
AND APPLICATION
DEVELOPERS WORKING ON

APROVECHA PARA MEDIR

CIERTOS PARMETROS
EXTERNOS (YA SEA
TEMPERATURA, ENERGA,
ACTIVIDAD, LUZ, HUMEDAD,
ERRORES, ETC.), DE FORMA
AUTOMTICA Y SIN LA
INTERACCIN DEL SER
HUMANO. Y QUE ESOS DATOS
VIAJEN A UN CENTRO DE
PROCESAMIENTO PARA QUE SE

PROCESADORES
TIENE QUE SERALGO
MUCHO MS PEQUEO Y
DE CONSUMO MENOR.
NO IMPORTA QUE SEAN
SENCILLOS O POCO
POTENTES, LO QUE PRIMA
ANTE TODO SON ESOS DOS
PUNTOS.

SENSORES INDISPENSABLES
E INVISIBLES

ALTHOUGH THE CONCEPT WASN'T NAMED UNTIL 1999, THEINTERNET OF THINGS HAS
BEEN IN DEVELOPMENT FOR DECADES. THE FIRST INTERNET APPLIANCE, FOR
EXAMPLE, WAS A COKE MACHINE AT CARNEGIE MELON UNIVERSITY IN THE EARLY
1980S. THE PROGRAMMERS COULD CONNECT TO THE MACHINE OVER THE INTERNET,
CHECK THE STATUS OF THE MACHINE AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE
WOULD BE A COLD DRINK AWAITING THEM, SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO MAKE THE TRIP
DOWN TO THE MACHINE.