The Internet of Things (IoT) describes a network of physical objects— embedded in sensors, software, and other technologies to connectand exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet.IoT technologies include various communication standards, operatingsystems, and data usage. Devices use several communicationmethods, which are selected based on communication distance,speed, and power consumption. We present initial results aboutthe function of the smart sensors for IoT to be used in assistivetechnologies.