A technology called the internet of things takes a conventional device and inserts ‘smart features’ into it. Using modern technology and cellular networks, developers make “smart” things out of everything — kettles, refrigerators, roads, and even cities.
When Pavlo Huk, the co-founder of Kyiv’s Assembly neo-bistro, leaves his restaurant, he does not worry about its security. Huk has an app on his smartphone that will notify him if something goes wrong.
This app is a part of a security system developed by Ukrainian company Ajax that uses wireless sensors to detect trespassing, flooding or fire in the building.