The Internet of Things (IoT) — which connects wearables, smart home appliances, and other devices to the internet — has been widely hyped as the next big growth market by tech companies. Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) claims that the number of connected devices will surge from 15 billion in 2015 to 200 billion by 2020. That’s a whopping 26 smart objects tethered to every person on the earth.
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