When it comes to consumer-level IoT, the classic example is Botanicalls, a dinky little product which sends plaintive tweets when the soil it is planted in becomes dry, to ensure plants stay watered.
The larger goal of China's focus in IoT, analysts say, is to win a fight Beijing has long been losing -- setting international standards for new technology.
However, 53 percent of companies surveyed said they planned to implement an IoT solution in the next 24 months, indicating that there is interest in a much more-connected future.