Analysts predict that by the end of 2015 that 15 billion devices will form the framework for the IoT, and this will increase by 235% to 50 billion devices by 2020.
In the near-term, the majority of these connected devices will be wireless handsets and computers, but a bevy of new and interesting electrical and electronic products have been introduced to suggest that a truly connected world is right around the corner.
The similarity among these products is that they are all accessed and manipulated by technology (i.e. smartphone, tablet, notebook, desktop computer) through the internet which gives the consumer unprecedented access to monitor and control themselves and their environment.
A close look at the vendors of emerging IoT products gives us a unique perspective on the components they require to operate. This article sheds light on the types of capacitors currently being used for the new internet of things and why.
Dichotomizing the Growing List of IoT Devices:
The number of manufacturers offering new and interesting products that can be considered part of the “Internet of Things” has been growing over the past two years. It is important at this point in the IoT market development to begin to categorize individual product lines so that a vision of the future can be adequately developed. Still, it is important for the reader to understand that this is a static picture in a rapidly developing market, and it will be interesting to see how many additional product branches sprout from the IoT over the next five years. It is also important for the reader to understand, that other big picture concepts such as wearable electronics, home automation, robotics and smart buildings are also in fact part of the IoT.
