At Intel's developer show, the Internet of Things hits a pivot point (Photos)

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco. This event highlighted many of the new products and tools that Intel has been working on to further their mission of empowering technologists. Many of the conversations focused on the Internet of Things (IoT), a phrase which loosely describes the notion that most of the devices around us will be connected to the internet in the years to come. Intel estimates that 50 billion IoT devices will be connected by 2020. We…