If the vast network of sensors that experts say will be a trillion-dollar business sector can seem hard to imagine, consider Beantown.
If you want to think about what the future of the Internet of Things (IoT) will look like, walk along Boston's 400-year-old streets. With its deep elite academic and tech connections, the city is a natural place to experiment and see how people react to--or fail to notice--the network of sensors that experts say will be a trillion-dollar business sector by the end of the decade.