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The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret

Great observations. A couple of thoughts — the idea of a recurring revenue stream with and IoT product is a hard sell.

What is consumable? I’m skeptical of folks agreeing to buy into subscriptions for single devices except as a financing play — get a free IoT device and pay it back in installments.

Carol Gonzales1 hr ago2 min read

Nest and the Internet of Broken Promises (and how to fix it)

Ajay Kulkarni

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I first became aware of the term “Zombie product” at an IoT seminar I attended last year. It describes perfectly what has happened to my Samsung Smart refrigerator. I purchased it back in 2011 when it first came out. I…

Internet of Shit in Internet of Shit4 hrs ago5 min read

The Internet of Things has a dirty little secret

A year ago when the Internet of Shit account was spawned, it started as a personal joke: I was hearing a lot about internet-connected smart devices, but they all sounded like terrible ideas.

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GianF5 hrs ago

You have to have a big vision and take very small steps to get there. You have to be humble as you execute but visionary and gigantic in terms of your aspiration. In the Internet industry, it’s not about grand innovation, it’s about a lot of little innovations: every day, every week, every month, making something a little bit better.
- Jason Calacanis

Luis Delgado7 hrs ago4 min read

Publishing data from iOS devices to Azure Event Hub

Pexasmart in Pexasmart homes8 hrs ago4 min read

Safety and Security in Smart homes

Our loved ones are treasured in our lives. All of us need security and safety to lead a life free of anxiety. Everyday the newspapers carry news of some mishaps. Most of such things happen, because of improper safety measures. We see that many are negligent about…

Ryan Falor16 hrs ago5 min read

A dumb house is the smart move

Keeping your house dumb is the smart move

SnapLogic20 hrs ago4 min read

Building an IoT Application in SnapLogic: Figuring out Pipelines and Tasks

In the first post in this series, we talked about the challenges of integrating the Internet of Things into the enterprise. In the next few blog posts, we are going to build a simple IoT application…

Joel Gunz20 hrs ago3 min read

One absurdly easy way to cut down on home energy use (and save a few salmon)

I admit it. I’m an energy tyrant. When they were younger, I would tell my kids scary stories about how every time a light is left on, a salmon gets mashed to bits in one of Bonneville Dam’s giant…

Ashu Joshiyesterday

Memo to Nest: How 3 connected hardware companies killed their devices

Stacey Higginbotham

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Good comparison of how other companies are handling sunsetting of hardware products. Nest is prominent company and they are bound to be scrutinized/criticized more compared to many others. In my opinion Nest is benefited the IoT movement more than the harm it is perceived to be doing as per the Wired article.