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It was previously rumored that Google was working on a platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) called Brillo, and today at its annual I/O developers conference, the Mountain View firm let the cat out of the bag. Developed in collaboration with people from Google's Nest, Android, and Chrome OS teams, Brillo is an operating system that's derived from Android and stripped down to the bare essentials. There are two reasons Google is going down this road. The one it didn't fess up to is because the IoT market is exploding and there's the potential to make a boatload of money, especially for pioneers of the category, of which Google wants to be. But the official reason...
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One of the hottest segments in technology is the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), sort of an umbrella term to describe the wealth of Internet-connected gadgets. It's an emerging category that's growing ferociously as manufacturers build smart functionality into everyday devices, like coffee makers and even light bulbs. Companies big and small are scrambling to be pioneers in the IoT market, and that includes Google, which wants to be a major force in the new world.To be that force, Google is reportedly working on an IoT platform called Brillo. It's said that Brillo could run on low-powered devices with as little as 64MB or 32MB of RAM. For the sake of comparison, you typically find Google's...
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