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Don't Want Google In Your House? Here Are a Few Home-Tech Startups To Watch

Posted by Soulskill on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @08:56AM from the why-is-my-immersion-blender-tweeting-at-me dept.

curtwoodward writes: Google bought Nest. Then Nest bought Dropcam. Then Nest opened up its platform to tech partners, including... Google. This may not creep everyone out, but for those who don't like the idea of Google's all-seeing eye owning their smart-home devices, there are some small, independent companies developing alternatives. Maybe they'll survive long enough to get acquired by a company that doesn't make 90 percent of its money from advertising — right?

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For Starters... by Lab+Rat+Jason · 2014-06-25 08:57 · Score: 5, Funny

... how about a company that has a more lofty goal than "getting acquired" for once?

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Re:Why? by neminem · 2014-06-25 09:31 · Score: 4, Funny

Presumably so you can run Blender on it, and make a Yo Dawg joke about it? I heard you like blending, so I installed Blender on your blender, so you can Blend while you blend!