Love it or hate it, the Apple Watch, introduced last fall and fully unveiled at a press event yesterday, signals the mainstreaming of wearables specifically, but, more importantly, the Internet of Things (IoT) in general. It wasn’t just the Apple Watch that the company announced yesterday, either. They also announced ResearchKit, an open source framework for collecting data that leverages the ubiquity of iOS to collect medical research data at scale.
This all comes after last week’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona where connected devices and IoT were more prominent than ever before. Leading up to MWC, Forrester analyst Dan Bieler explained: "The long-anticipated marriage between big data and mobility is finally happening - and I expect just about every vendor at MWC to claim a stake in these mobile wedding arrangements.” We heard announcements about connected cars, Apple Watch competitors, smart city initiatives, asset tracking, and more. Perhaps more importantly, there was considerable buzz about the 5G cellular networks that will be required to make this all happen at scale.
The Internet of Things Goes Mainstream - Let the Hacks Begin | Fortinet Blog
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