Technology we hate with a passion
Hate is back in fashion again. Tech is no exception when it comes to being the target of our anger and frustration -- but this stuff truly deserves it.
Hate is back in fashion again. Tech is no exception when it comes to being the target of our anger and frustration -- but this stuff truly deserves it.
Securing the current and next generation of connected devices is of paramount importance. But there's no going back to a disconnected device world.
Sick of third-party skill integration with Alexa and your smart home devices? Connect to them directly with the Zigbee protocol.
Orphaned and proprietary IoT devices are annoying, but having major home appliances that fail after only a few years is extremely worrisome.
Revolv promised "lifetime subscriptions" for buyers of its home automation hub. Then Google's Nest Labs bought the company and killed the product. What rights do customers have?
How many more of these IoT devices that use DRM technology to validate the use of proprietary refills do we have to endure?
A lower-cost version of the Wi-Fi connected and sensor-enabled fan has now hit the market.
I love my new home automation system. But it didn't come without pain and frustration.
Until we look to emulate the open models of Wi-Fi and PCs, IoT will always be a source of never-ending e-waste.
The open sourcing of a device stack, the cloud APIs, and cloud services "glue" needs to happen during the entire lifecycle of an IoT product -- not at the end of its life.