ABSTRACT
A convergence of factors is the reason the Internet of Things is happening now, some connected to costs and some having to do with efficiency and availability. Imagine the Apple Watch as one such device, connecting us to the Internet of Things. The Apple Watch has the potential to become one of the most transformative products ever introduced. The Apple Watch is the embodiment of Apple's Internet of Things strategy, and one of its first manifestations. Another device announcing a strategy is Amazon's Echo', which has no other purpose but to connect us to the Internet of Things, either prompted by questions we are asking, or by suggestions made by the device itself. The Internet of Things represents the opportunity to empower the participation and engagement of everything. Empowerment is traditionally seen as a human attribute, but in the Internet of Things, we are not looking only at people, but also at the empowerment of objects and spaces.
