When was the Internet of things invented?
He has a new book, How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention,
and Discovery, out January 20. We spoke to him by email about
epiphanies, undervalued inventors, alien life, and more. You coined the
term "the Internet of Things" in 1999, but it can still seem an odd concept.
Is it true?
1990: Considered the first IoT device, John Romkey created a toaster that could be turned on and off over the Internet for the October '89 INTEROP conference.
source - https://www.postscapes.com/internet-of-things-history/