Life, IoT, and the Pursuit of Happiness

作者：Norita B. Ahmad, P. Laplante, J. Defranco · 发表于：IT Professional · 年份：2020 · DOI：10.1109/mitp.2019.2949944 · 被引用次数：12 · 研究领域：Computer Science、Economics

& SMART DEVICES ARE becoming ubiquitous and increasing rapidly in number and applications. The growing popularity of smart devices indicates that the Internet of Things (IoT) technology is becoming more and more prominent in our everyday life. The IoT market was valued at $190 billion in 2018 and is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2026. Widely available products include digital assistants, smart home security systems, remote educational labs, wearable medical devices, and industrial IoT devices and systems. According to Gartner Research, there were 8.4 billion connected things in 2017, setting the stage for 20.4 billion IoT devices to be deployed by 2020, and 500 billion IoT devices in 2030. IoT-enabled devices were developed to make everyday life easier and more efficient, allowing individuals to spend more time doing what makes them happy, and linking these to social networks offers many exciting possibilities for increasing the well-being and happiness of individual. For example, a wearable device such as Google glass can seamlessly link a surgeon to the medical data of a patient without turning her head away from the surgery. Advancements like this were developed to make everyday life/work easier and more efficient. Theoretically, this efficiency could allow individuals to spend more time doing what makes them happy. Yet, with the numerous means of connection, it seems like individuals feel more isolated than ever. Despite IoT’s potential, today’s generation does not a...