Internet-Brewed Coffee? Maybe Not, but Much, Much More

By ERIC J. SAVITZ 

Trade-show attendees flog the Internet of Things.

-- in North America alone there are 44 million hospital admissions a year; attach 10 sensors to every patient, and you already have a market for 440 million network-connected devices. At the show, there were companies offering easy-to-use, wireless-connected glucose meters for diabetics and wireless Internet-connected EKGs for cardiac patients. Other companies offer Internet-enabled pill bottles -- bottles that blink and then beep as a reminder to take your medications, and send out e-mail alerts if you fail to keep up. And push a button to reorder.

Source: Barron's

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