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Internet of Things and Us - Match made for betterment?

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Alexa,  turn off the TV! Alexa, switch on the fan! Dim the lights, Alexa!   Alexa do this, do that, and now we have Alexa helping us with all the little things that we could have done by ourselves. Call it the lack of will (yes, Laziness), time, or abilities but somehow Alexa became a part of our daily lives and now we are used to it. Have you ever wondered how Alexa or Google Home works in making our lives simpler? How are they involved in synchronizing every possible item/device that is used or installed? Or how is this even possible that everything is going as it should be just by our voice? Well, It is all because of the Internet of Things, readily known as IoT. The term IoT comprehends everything linked to the internet, but it is increasingly being used to define objects that " talk " to each other. In the broadest sense, it would mean any device, wearable gadgets, or living beings with sensors that are connected together in any ecosystem. The Internet is about sendi...

Blockchain and Technological Revolution - An understanding

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Blockchain is an emerging concept which has been introduced in the year 2008 by a group of persons using the name Satoshi Nakamoto . Blockchain refers to the process of recording transactions in a digital form. A blockchain is a decentralized system where persons trading in any cryptocurrencies can have access over their individual transactions. Normally transactions in the traditional system are a centralized process whereby only banks or other financial intermediaries can record those transactions in a separate ledger. Whereas blockchain means that a separate ledger is maintained whereby all the transactions that take place from peer to peer are recorded. It is the most convenient way of recording transactions as it doesn't require any interference of third parties such as banks or any kind of financial intermediaries or institutions. Any person can transfer bitcoins digitally to other persons residing in any part of the world, and all these transactions are recorded in a separ...

Design Thinking - A Mindset

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Thinking generally indicates the way we carry out thoughts in our minds. It is the internal stimuli that trigger our mind and we are bound to set up an image of the thoughts which we carry from our inner instincts. Each of us first perceives the thoughts before it is brought into action. Thus our brain is an active part of the human body which generates those thoughts into action. Keeping in mind the process of thinking, thinking is divided as Positive thinking I t means thinking in the right direction and at the right time. Thinking about some positive aspects or views which will tempt us to arrive at concrete decisions. Those persons who always look at positive aspects of life they are called optimistic people. They are generally highly motivated, their innermost perseverance enhances the value of the goal for you and intensifies your motivation level.  Negative thinking It refers to those people who look at the darker aspects of life. They are called pessimistic people. They are...