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Some of the common and popular IoT devices are given below:

IOT is a system of interrelated things, computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals, or
people that are provided with unique identifiers. And the ability to transfer data over a network requiring human-
to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
History of IOT:
Here you will get to know about how IOT is involved and from the explanation of each will let you know how IOT
plays a role in these innovations!
• 1982 – Vending machine: The first glimpse of IoT emerged as a vending machine at Carnegie Mellon University
was connected to the internet to report its inventory and status, paving the way for remote monitoring.
• 1990 – Toaster: Early IoT innovation saw a toaster connected to the internet, allowing users to control it
remotely, foreshadowing the convenience of smart home devices.

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