Before long all those crappy movies where they "hack" everything will finally be possible, and with security that lets it all happen just like the movies predicted ;)
Hey man, I saw that episode of CSI where they set a house on fire through the internet; I'm into gadgets and stuff but I'm not about to get my house so internetted-up that terrorists can hack my coffee maker. You just stay away from me with your poltergeist smart TVs and exorcist outlets.
I'm not convinced that everything needs to be internet connected. My locks, my lights and outlets, my appliances ... what for? Not everything needs to be shared.
IoT is a bit of a buzzword, but there's some opportunity for innovation and improvement. Fitbits are the oft-cited example. What can we learn with the data collected from these internet-connected devices?
I'd certainly like my car to get some IoT innovation benefits. I'd like my maintenance schedule to be improved. Figure out how often I'm likely going in for service each year, and optimize my visits. I don't get my transmission fluid changed when it should be changed because there's not a little sticker for it. Put a notification on my phone, a task in my to-do list, and suggest some appointments with my mechanic's scheduling system and my calendar.
IoT isn't about turning your coffee pot off while you are on vacation. IoT is about tying all the parts of a disconnected infrastructure together to create value and reduce inefficiencies.
Before long all those crappy movies where they "hack" everything will finally be possible, and with security that lets it all happen just like the movies predicted ;)
Hasn't the Internet always been an Internet of things?
Still waiting for a better name than Internet of Things.
@saodell ... How about "Things of the Internet"..? (well, my dog liked it).
Hey man, I saw that episode of CSI where they set a house on fire through the internet; I'm into gadgets and stuff but I'm not about to get my house so internetted-up that terrorists can hack my coffee maker.
You just stay away from me with your poltergeist smart TVs and exorcist outlets.
I win, Terrorists.
I win.
@pepsiwine As long as you have someone to type along with you you should be good!
@ELUNO So that is how you know your getting hacked... Good to know.
@caffeine_dude Yup. And your best defense is to type furiously when you're not in any sort of input box or command prompt.
I'm not convinced that everything needs to be internet connected. My locks, my lights and outlets, my appliances ... what for? Not everything needs to be shared.
@narfcake I am with you, while I have automation throughout my house... it stays on it's own network and it's not connected to the internet directly.
You got your internet in my things!
You got your things in my internet!
I still have to get up to change channels on my TV, how 'bout that? I think it was one of the first ten that Philo T. Farnsworth created.
I power off my tech when I'm gone to keep the tube crawley things out.
Internet remote.
I don't really understand this question
IoT is a bit of a buzzword, but there's some opportunity for innovation and improvement. Fitbits are the oft-cited example. What can we learn with the data collected from these internet-connected devices?
I'd certainly like my car to get some IoT innovation benefits. I'd like my maintenance schedule to be improved. Figure out how often I'm likely going in for service each year, and optimize my visits. I don't get my transmission fluid changed when it should be changed because there's not a little sticker for it. Put a notification on my phone, a task in my to-do list, and suggest some appointments with my mechanic's scheduling system and my calendar.
IoT isn't about turning your coffee pot off while you are on vacation. IoT is about tying all the parts of a disconnected infrastructure together to create value and reduce inefficiencies.
@JerseyFrank Yay for lots of new devices connected to the Internet directly with little regard for security!