Having ranted about the IoT thing, I thought I should go and check where it originated. It turns out the phrase was coined by Kevin Aston British born (Birmingham) technology pioneer working at MIT. It dates back to 1999 (surprisingly) so I managed to avoid hearing it for a good number of years.
In fact Kevin Ashton worked on Radio Frequency ID (RFID) and the term was originally applied to tagging Things with RFID or QR cards. I.e. the IoT was about cataloguing, tracking and identifying Things, rather than connecting them to the internet.
To me, this idea, whilst it's lower tech, is far more of a world-changer (albeit in a low-key way) than connecting your fridge to the internet so you can see whether your ham has gone off while you're on holiday. And, I'd grudgingly admit, even worthy of its own catchphrase.
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