In an investigative article, TechHive's Caitlin McGarry notes how "over the last few years, companies have used the International CES [Consumer Electronics Show] to show off all types of Internet-connected hardware -- the usual suspects like phones, tablets, and PCs, but also TVs, thermostats and smoke alarms, not to mention cars, refrigerators, lightbulbs, and yes, even Bluetooth-enabled toothbrushes. It exists, therefore it is connected to the Web."
McGarry's reporting then seeks to answer the question, 'But after every device we own has been hooked up to the Internet, what then?', by examing how, this year, companies took to to the CES show floor especially geared up to show how "...smart gadgets "can [now] flawlessly talk to each other to fully automate our lives." Top topics of consideration include "the universal remote" for media devices, and how "smart can [also] be practical."
In related news, as reported by tongue-in-cheek Silicon Valley chronicler Valleywag, Google has just agreed to pay $3.2 billion in cash to buy Nest Labs, the makers of "unloved but important" home devices like thermostats and smoke alarms, "i.e. hardware that could help save and improve lives for a huge demographic of homeowners."
When Google pays $3.2 billion for a thermostat, you know the Internet of Things is real.
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