This document discusses the IoT landscape and provides key details about its history, growth, and challenges. It notes that there will be over 222 billion connected devices by 2020, creating a $7.1 trillion market. While affordable sensors, small sizes, and open source platforms have driven growth, challenges around encryption, security, privacy and identity theft must still be addressed for IoT to be ready for widespread adoption. The document encourages participation in IoT through meetups and DIY kits to help address these challenges.