May 27, 2021 As South Africans become increasingly tech-savvy, the reality is that they are also looking at ways to make their homes smarter in order to increase convenience and enhance safety by using a wide variety of DIY Internet of Things (IoT) sensors that can be easily connected, and their data viewed remotely. By Poena van Heerden, senior product manager: IoT at Vox Sensors are becoming smaller and cheaper, but with increased capability, lower power usage and durability and it is predicted that there could be 22-billion connected devices by 2025. Although the Industrial IoT market is well established, an increase of sensors and solutions in the consumer market is expected, to enhance safety, cost-saving and convenience.