The Roots of the IoT Forest

The IoT is often viewed as a hurricane of attention-hungry little pieces of technology strewn about and constantly chatting.
 The Internet of Things (IoT) is on track to land a spot on 2016’s "Buzzwords to Avoid" list, but this is a misunderstanding. The Internet of Things isn’t just about connected toasters or watches, and to cast it that way is to do it a disservice. The wonder of IoT depends on what role you play: engineers marvel at API integration, marketers gasp at the various new lines of communication and possible advertising, sales . . .