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Non-Tech : Kirk's Market Thoughts
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To: Kirk © who wrote (1782)8/8/2014 7:25:51 PM
From: Jerome  Read Replies (2) of 26824
 
Solutions in search of a problem.......

usatoday.com
Having your fridge order more milk when supplies get low, your house cool before you get home and your light bulbs tell you just before they need replacing might be nice, but security experts say these connections, called the Internet of Things, carry with them the potential for catastrophe.
Now exactly who would your fridge be talking to, for order milk (or beer). If a home owner is too lazy to check his milk or beer supply....doing without is an option.

Talking light bulbs???? give me a break.... The author that suggested this probably has not heard of LED bulbs that can last 50,000 hours.

Cooling your house prior to getting home.....Sorry but the programable thermostat has already been invented.

The day is fast approaching when your thermostat, washer, even the light bulbs in your lamps will contain embedded computers so they can talk to you and you to them.
I'm really not interested in having a conversation with my washing machine. I just would not know what to say. My life is not yet that desperate.

Years back when computers were still a novelty...folks would say, "what can I do with a computer???" and the stock reply was "you can use it to balance your check book".. And I would say..."do I really need a $2000 dollar computer to balance my checkbook where I only write about four checks a month?"

The internet of things has been over-hyped....too many solutions looking for a non existent problem.

These are probably the same folks trying to get a patent on turning ice into water.
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