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Gartner: Internet of Things Has Reached Hype Peak

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Brandon Butler writes In the annual battle of the buzzwords, the Internet of Things has won. Each year the research firm Gartner puts out a Hype Cycle of emerging technologies, a sort of report card for various trends and buzzwords. This year, IoT tops the list. On another note, somewhat surprising is that Gartner says the "cloud computing" is not just hype anymore, but becoming a mainstream technology.

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  1. why buzzwords are bad by globaljustin · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "internet of things" is a redundant concept...same as "the cloud"

    it's all just "the internet"

    the fact that you hook up your bike tire to a sensor so you get an email when your air is low isn't a new "thing" that should be given a "name"

    it's just a further application of an existing technology...

    big brother and his capitalist cousin want "the internet of things" to control our behavior..."the cloud" is a way to get you to put all your data with one "carrier" be it google, apple, or another...they want to have as much of your behavior on their system as possible

    so there's a component of dishonesty..."the cloud" and "the internet of things" were phrases chosen to obscure and confuse meaning not communicate it

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  2. Re:Why did they pick such a bad buzzword? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    My shoes are things. So is my belt, and my wallet. The canvas that makes up my wallet? That's a thing, too.

    The tyres on my cars?

    Things.

    The spider I just found on the wall in my bathroom? That's a thing.

    Toothbrushes are things. Shoelaces, glasses, batteries, guitar picks, and highlighters. Those are all things, too.

    The buckle on my watch strap, the standard sized potentiometers, and that male 3.5mm stereo headphone jack to male 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, those are all things, too.

    Governments? Those are a thing.

    It could as easily (and more accurately) be called "Internet of Appliances" or "Internet of a Marketer's Wet Dream." Hell, "Internet of the NSA's greatest opportunity yet."

    So don't go getting all preachy and so anal you could make a diamond with every butt clench, because you just make a dick of yourself.

  3. No one asked the most important question! by pslytely+psycho · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Is it immersive?

    (another word that desperately needs to die.)

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