The Internet of Stupid Has Arrived

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Yeah, we’ve been tracking the Internet of Shit. But bizarro “Internet of Things” really hit fever pitch this week at CES, where everything is connected — including this camera-equipped fridge for those times when actually opening the door is just too much effort. Just because we can wire something up doesn’t mean we should. And I’m fairly confident the market will prove folks are looking for meaningful solutions that add value and reduce effort (without breaking the bank). Pretty sure a disposable Bluetooth smartphone-linked pregnancy test isn’t what Al Gore had in mind.

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13 thoughts on “The Internet of Stupid Has Arrived”

  2. Hey, I could use a robot to scrub my grill!

    The Bluetooth pregnancy test is…really not necessary. However, the Samsung fridge with the cameras is actually a decent idea. You can remind yourself what’s in your fridge while you’re out. Next step: the fridge makes an inventory of all food via camera, barcodes, weight, smell, etc. It’ll happen!

  5. The Samsung fridge has more features than the interior cameras. There’s TV mirroring, day planner, ability to order groceries/shopping, etc…

    Did you see the Samsung Welt? It’s a smart belt that tells you are eating too much and can adjust itself to your waist. lol

  6. “Next step: the fridge makes an inventory of all food via camera, barcodes, weight, smell, etc. It’ll happen!”

    Indeed! And quite soon after, the smart fridge will refuse to cool any food items not sold by their “affiliated” partners. I give it 18 months…

    All platforms should demand a 30% cut of everything used on that platform. It’s the kind of #disruptive #innovation that benefits the consumer through, well, ummm, #disruptive #innovation.

  7. “It’s not connected to the Internet, but this robotic grill cleaner deserves an honorable mention.”

    Not connected to the internet? Already obsolete. What on earth are they thinking? Don’t they know it’s 2016? Why freshly introduce a product as relevant as a buggy whip?

  8. Dave, yah – saw all that. It’s a SmartThings hub too. For this quickie post, had a hard time deciding to feature the fridge or that belt.

  9. I really don’t get your overall luddite attitude to the IoT, Dave.

    For example, do you really think the disposable Bluetooth smartphone-linked pregnancy test isn’t significantly more convenient than the olde fashioned mail-in pregnancy tests you were using?

    It’s like saying Cree IoT light bulbs aren’t more reliable than whale oil lamps…

  11. I’ve gotta say that I appreciate this thread. My two favorite topics in tech are:

    – The Idiocracy / Orwellian / abandonware / PKD nature of the IoT. And the Internet of Shit doesn’t even really do it justice. Needs more wit. A combo of the IoS, SwiftOnSecurity, and ProfJeffJarvis could start to do it justice.

    – The transition of the Cupertino UX from heaven to hell.

    And hey, this thread covers one of my two faves!

    (Seriously. The ‘the smart fridge that refuses to cool any food items that don’t have RFID chips sold by affiliated partners that pay 30%’ thing? Is that comedy or endgame? Who among us hasn’t seen that as the endgame?)

  12. A little late to the game but I wonder if the reason this bluetooth pregnancy test is coming out would is for on-line advertising payments… Google (and others) pay a lot to know if you’re expecting due to the amount of stuff babies need.

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