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Taiwan Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
The applications of IOT
in sporting goods
By TY Shiang, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor, National Taiwan Normal University,
President, Taiwan Sports Technology Association
Internet of Things, IOT, means that the contacts among
or between people and objects can be done via the internet.
We also make use of the internet to have objects connect
with each other. IOT integrates all kinds of sensor devices
and internet connections. The usage information of all
sorts of objects can be obtained instantly at any time;
that is, the realization of object information and inter-
connections and sharing. Over the recent years, IOT has
been flourishingly developed. The main reason is that the
installation of the internet and wireless transmission has
been gradually completed. The electronic technology of
sensor devices has also grown maturely, which also brings