The big picture of what every designer, developer and business should know about Internet of things.

1. The edge
of concern
how to plan for a connected world
Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino
twitter/insta: @iotwatch

2. First UK distributor of Arduino.
#iot strategic consultant at designswarm.
Founder of Good Night Lamp.
Organiser of the London Internet of Things meetup since 2011.
Writing a book on smart homes.
Steering a bottom-up internet of things certification mark.
Background

3. Connecting every thing.
Bulbs, thermostats, bracelets, dog collars, hospital beds,
therapeutic tools, power sockets, toys, breast pumps, sex toys,
cars, locks, door bells, shoes, radios, scales, food scales,
bridges, tunnels.
The internet of things

4. Connecting every thing in only 4 different ways.
Wifi, bluetooth, Xbee, GSM, LoRa.
The internet of things

5. Connecting every thing in different ways to give us more
information about our world.
The internet of things.

6. Connecting every thing in different ways to give us more
information about our world.
Is the internet of things D&D?

7. Connecting every thing in different ways to give us more
information about our world.
Dashboards & decisions.

8. 3 different ways of being hacked.
Hardware, Firmware, Cloud.
The internet of things is risky business.

10. 1M+ different ways of obfuscating what is really happening.
All user interface & all business practices.
The internet of things is risky business.

11. GDPR.
All digital business practices will be affected no matter where in
the world. If you want to sell to the EU, you’ll have to comply.
The EU will de-risk some parts of the internet of things.

12. But it’s not all down to digital, it’s about the physical.
Things break as easily physically as they do digitally.
Connectivity issues, hacking, physical breaks, uncertified
accessories, uncertified products.

13. The physical is used to hold someone hostage to a
digital experience.
Rent a car at your own risk.

14. The physical is used to hold someone hostage to a
digital experience.
Update the T&Cs or else.Accept the T&Cs.

15. 3 different ways of being hacked.
Hardware, Firmware, Cloud.
The internet of things is risky business.

16. High failure-rate of companies
Most are unable to receive as much financial and technical
support as their digital-only counterpart.
The internet of things is expensive business.

17. Consumers are left exposed.
The internet of things is expensive business.

18. Good
luck
alex@designswarm.com