Google's new OS: Designed for Internet-of-Things, to launch at I/O 2015

Google is reportedly set to introduce its own Internet of Things platform called "Brillo", which it will show off at Google I/O 2015. As lightweight version of Google's mobile operating system, Android, Brillo is targeted at low-power devices with 32 or 64MB of RAM. As we mentioned before the operating system will be called "Brillo,".

This move by Google could prove beneficial. The report pointed out that this technology from Google could make it easier for the companies to manufacture smart home appliances such as smart fridges, light bulbs and more. 

Another reason why the new Brillo OS makes sense for Google is the fact that Google acquired Nest Labs last year, the company that makes smart thermostats, smoke alarms and security cameras for the home, which are all at the end of the day, ‘smart’ home appliances. If most smart home devices run on the Brillo OS, this would give a gateway to Google to a large number of information about a user’s daily routine as the time they go to sleep, or use their oven as well.

The concept itself is pretty simple. Devices are connected to the Internet and allow users to receive data related to them on their smartphones or computers. Devices can also communicate to each other: users won't have to treat every device as its own entity, but rather will be able to treat devices as one part of a network of devices in their home. The idea is that the software might one day be used on everything from home appliances (like refrigerators) to even smaller ones (like camera monitors).

No word on just how fleshed out this OS might be at present, but no matter how barebones what we get may be, this marks an important step forward for IoT. Google could introduce the new Brillo OS at the I/O developers conference which starts in San Francisco on May 28. But It's not yet clear if or when the software will launch for consumers.