IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-27 21:55 (#122B2) If this catches on, how long until all devices come with an internet wifi connectivity option.... the chips are getting cheaper Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-28 17:51 (#125GD) It's not going to catch on because it's not acually useful. It's a fad that will be too much effort to keep doing after the cool wears off; just like sticking to a diet or budgeting your money. Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 19:23 (#12CCW) Just wait until your health insurer offers you a discount if you only eat healthy food and prove it with such a fridge (but be careful not to put your neighbour's steak in your fridge; the insurer doesn't care that it wasn't yours and the neighbour's fridge was broken). And then, in a next step, makes it a requirement instead. Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 23:47 (#12CV4) OK, I'll wait. But I won't hold my breath.Just like telemetry boxes for cheaper car insurance: you'll only get suckered once. It's not worth the saving when they void your insurance because they don't like what you eat (or how you drive).
Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-28 17:51 (#125GD) It's not going to catch on because it's not acually useful. It's a fad that will be too much effort to keep doing after the cool wears off; just like sticking to a diet or budgeting your money. Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 19:23 (#12CCW) Just wait until your health insurer offers you a discount if you only eat healthy food and prove it with such a fridge (but be careful not to put your neighbour's steak in your fridge; the insurer doesn't care that it wasn't yours and the neighbour's fridge was broken). And then, in a next step, makes it a requirement instead. Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 23:47 (#12CV4) OK, I'll wait. But I won't hold my breath.Just like telemetry boxes for cheaper car insurance: you'll only get suckered once. It's not worth the saving when they void your insurance because they don't like what you eat (or how you drive).
Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 19:23 (#12CCW) Just wait until your health insurer offers you a discount if you only eat healthy food and prove it with such a fridge (but be careful not to put your neighbour's steak in your fridge; the insurer doesn't care that it wasn't yours and the neighbour's fridge was broken). And then, in a next step, makes it a requirement instead. Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 23:47 (#12CV4) OK, I'll wait. But I won't hold my breath.Just like telemetry boxes for cheaper car insurance: you'll only get suckered once. It's not worth the saving when they void your insurance because they don't like what you eat (or how you drive).
Re: IoT (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on 2016-01-30 23:47 (#12CV4) OK, I'll wait. But I won't hold my breath.Just like telemetry boxes for cheaper car insurance: you'll only get suckered once. It's not worth the saving when they void your insurance because they don't like what you eat (or how you drive).