What are the best examples of the 'Internet of things'?

IoT is called a technology of the future, but the future is a lot closer than you think. Every day you might run into IoT technologies that invaded our lives and even don’t realize it. For instance, have you ever heard about smart water, smart cows or about smart gloves?

Here a few examples of Internet of Things technologies that already became daily:

Canary Smart Security System. Just imagine your security in one little “bird”. This is IoT advanced technology that allows you to stay in contact with your home through your smartphone in HD video, 24/7.

It’s not just a security system, with Canary you can be sure that your house is secure even when you are far away. The Canary monitors the activity and in case of emergency it sounds the 90 decibel siren or connects with the local police office right from the Canary app. But don’t worry, not when you are at home, when you are at home it stops monitoring.

Smart Glove. It’s a revolution in the world of industrial work and it’s happening right in front of you. First of all, this smart glove can be useful for logistics, warehousing and handling operations, as well as for production operations quality assessment, with various manufacturing preparatory operations. Also, it can work even in freezers. Today this smart glove is already used in Audi and Bosch factories.

Petnet Smart Pet Feeder. That is the example of an IoT solution that you can have in your house if you have a pet. It’s a simple system that allows the pet owners to make decisions about proper ingredients, portions and times to your pet's food.

With a Petnet Smart Pet Feeder you don’t need to worry about long hours at work or about sudden business trips, your pet is always in touch.

Smart Cow. Sounds like something crazy, right? But a lot of farmers have used smart cow technologies since 2013. What’s the point? Without going into detail any of the cows are going through estrus every 21 days. But it’s never happened in one exact time for each cow. It’s a period when the cow needs special care and the farmer needs to do the complicated tasks, so that he can successfully breed the cows.

With the IoT technology system the farmer gets a signal on his device and knows the exact day and time of “heat”.

Smart Home. The most common and recognizable example of IoT solutions. Today you don’t need to worry and ask yourself “Did I lock the door?”, “Did I turn off an iron?”, “Did I turn the light off?”, smart home will take care of all for you.

The smart home IoT technologies usually include speaker systems, monitoring and security systems, domestic robots, door locks, water and smoke detectors, home energy use monitors, temperature sensors and more and more.

Driverless Car. It’s not already exist, but in the near future, with the help of IoT technologies, it will become a reality. Such advanced automotive giants as Tesla Motors, BMW, Ford Motor, Volvo Cars already have begun to develop the concept of driverless cars.

Japanese developers go further and today began testing driverless taxis with passengers. Isn’t it fantastic? Maybe, but it’s also the future that’s already become.