What is smart technology?

Smart technology is an advanced technology based on computer application. It means that the computer "owns" human thoughts and carries out the operation of simulating, extending and expanding human intelligence without too much human interference, which can be regarded as a kind of real machine automation.

What is a smart device?

Originally, the term ‘smart’ was used as an abbreviation for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. That has morphed into its actual meaning of clever or intelligent to describe any kind of device that is capable of connecting with internet networks and thus connect with other devices or remote databases.

Is smartness a categorical attribute of a technology?

It’s also important to note that smartness is not a categorical attribute of a technology, as there are different levels of being smart. It depends on the degrees of freedom that are programmed into a system and the complexity of the environment that surrounds it.

What happened to smart technologies?

In 2009, SMART filed a patent infringement lawsuit against New Zealand-based NextWindow before acquiring the company outright in 2010. On July 15, 2010 SMART Technologies placed an initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), raising upwards of $660 million.