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In the world of IoT (internet of things) Apple AirPods are the best things since sliced bread.
That may sound a bit of an exaggeration. It may sound like fanboy talk to untrained eyes, but for those of us who've been monitoring progress in virtual reality, augmented reality, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and IoT can clearly see how AirPods are going to change the world around us.
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So far, the IoT that we see is a lousy and pathetic effort by hardware vendors who are exploiting the buzzword to sell more hardware with IoT sugar-coating around them. I call them pseudo-IoT devices. They are not solving any problems or creating any real value for users. IoT fridge? IoT webcam? IoT thermostat? IoT bulbs? IoT microwave? Give me a break.
These vendors have failed to see the immense potential of IoT and have created more or less dumb devices that are extremely insecure and are connected to the internet, posing serious risks to users.
First of all, IoT is not a new concept, it's an evolution of embedded devices. The arrival of public cloud and machine learning has enabled companies to go beyond the hardware and software limitations of embedded devices. Your tiny IoT devices...