After plans to invest $55m in its new 'Lab126' smart home project emerged earlier this week, more proof's being found that Google and Apple may soon have some serious competition here.
You can now get yourself a smart thermostat for £179 from Nest, and at the moment, that comes with a free installation.
A report by The European Police Office has claimed that the first death at the hands of IoT hacking is likely to occur soon, with vulnerable health and safety equipment likely to be the cause.
The Internet of Things, while still largely unknown amongst the general public, is expected to make a big impact in 2015.
Here are some more stats to confirm just how the Internet of Things is set to expand in a big way, both in the smart home and outside of it.
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