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posted by martyb on Wednesday July 18 2018, @08:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the less-is-more dept.

El Reg:

Five years ago, a collective mania overtook the industry. Nobody could think of a clear reason why consumers needed an expensive "smart" watch when they already had a smartphone in their hand, pocket or bag. What value could it deliver? Even Google didn't seem sure: in its now notorious launch video, a punter used a watch simply to replicate features on their phone. But the industry convinced itself that wearables were another platform, and nobody wanted to be a sad second in this race. So the giants entered the market. Not because they wanted to, but as a hedge. Someone else might take a lead.

As we predicted in 2014, this was a solution looking for a problem. And an expensive one, at that.

Are wearable devices whose OS wakes up only when needed for smart features the answer?


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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @08:30PM (9 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @08:30PM (#708979)

    ...the giants are in a race to develop the smart plug. It's the only wearable anyone really needs.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:09PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:09PM (#708997)

    IoT sex toys already exist, along with the unsurprising security oops...
    I can't wait until we get direct APIs to the broomsticks that so many people have up their asses.

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:44PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:44PM (#709018)

      Had a girlfriend who invented the first IoT sex toy when she placed one of those Nokia brick phones between her legs during a lecture. I was amused she looked shocked when I called her number and that vibrate did its thing!

  • (Score: 2) by Snow on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:30PM (3 children)

    by Snow (1601) on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:30PM (#709010) Journal

    Talk to Ethanol-Fuelled. There was a while there he was prety into teledildonics.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:50PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @09:50PM (#709024)

      Talk to Ethanol-Fuelled. There was a while there he was prety into teledildonics.

      Don't you mean they were into him?

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:25PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:25PM (#709082)

        I wrote the code for a urinary incontinence device that provided biofeedback (emg measurement) as well as optional electrical stimulation through a vaginal electrode. It was sometimes referred to as the 'electro-kegel' device. It ran on a 68hc05 processor. This was in the mid 90's.

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:29PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:29PM (#709084)

      Worst. Advice. Ever.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 18 2018, @11:51PM (#709090)

    B&H Photo Video is selling a pair of mini smart plugs with Wi-Fi for $37 with free shipping. https://slickdeals.net/f/11827243-2-pack-tp-link-hs105-wi-fi-smart-plug-mini-for-36-99-free-shipping [slickdeals.net]

  • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Thursday July 19 2018, @01:28AM (1 child)

    by Gaaark (41) on Thursday July 19 2018, @01:28AM (#709133) Journal

    Is that a smart BUTT plug???

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    • (Score: 4, Funny) by MostCynical on Thursday July 19 2018, @03:54AM

      by MostCynical (2589) on Thursday July 19 2018, @03:54AM (#709199) Journal

      ..it is now.

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