The Internet-of-Things is Maturing (axios.com) 33
An anonymous reader shares a report: The "Internet of Things" (IoT) category is starting to mature in terms of startup investments, according to a new report from Silicon Valley venture capital firm Wing. Like any other trendy area of tech, IoT is in the midst of its own hype cycle, so it's important to get a more detailed picture of how the money is flowing.
well (Score:5, Insightful)
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I was thinking more along the lines of other things that mature which we really don't want either. Security is one aspect, but the trivial nature of IOT makes most of us try to ignore it.
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Oh wait... maybe that ship has sailed... http://investmentwatchblog.com... [investmentwatchblog.com]
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Really? (Score:2, Funny)
Whatever you say. Just stop plugging shit up to the internet
https://twitter.com/internetofshit/
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Really? (Score:3, Insightful)
Who the hell is interested? Who's buying? I specifically DO NOT want my washing machine, dryer, fridge, etc connected to the technocracy omni-net.
Not to even begin on the obvious security flaws that are, seemingly, intentionally baked into these products. No thanks, NSA. Find a different way to film me.
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Other people you do not know will use your washer/dryer as a way to either attack any other device on your network or be part of a botnet. You might be even unlucky and somebody might overheat your dryer thus causing a fire.
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It's a shame that the driver behind all of those things is a way to monetize people and their behaviors.
So is AI (Score:2)
The Internet-of-Things is Maturing... (Score:2)
into a giant disease-infected slut with no standards on who it will sleep with
Not in terms of capability (Score:1)
I have a fully wired house with SmartThings hub, Logitech Harmony, Nest thermostat, Nest smoke detectors, Samsung smart cams, motion sensors galore, Amazon Dots in every room etc...and I can tell you it's still all not mature and laughably integrated especially with Alexa and the voice recognition bit is sort of the whole point. Like I can tell Alexa to turn on my TV with the Harmony but good luck reliable switching channel and most importantly sources. It can do channel switching halfway passably with a h
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I don't know, that IoT barcalounger does sound pretty appealing...
This is not even its final form. (Score:3)
Look out! Its maturing! Do what it says or it will mature again.
Really? (Score:2)
Does *anyone* care about this stupid subject, except insofar as it's an example of developer-driven solution-in-need-of-a-problem that the gullible proles may be tricked into believing they need?
Maturing much like the smart watch. (Score:2)
The IoT is the biggest farce ever and consumers are not falling for it anymore. They though their deviant ways to have consumer's usage be tracked and sold to advertisers would work but for once consumers said enough!
Much like smart watches which have thankfully died down to the niche that they always were, hopefully internet connected TVs, fridges, and toilets will become a painful and forgotten technological memory of the past like Windows Me.
Is "decline" next? (Score:2)
Not for me. (Score:2)
Can my toaster email me when my toast is done yet? (Score:2)