There’s an abundance of media reports and product innovation demos showing “connected refrigerators” that can email you to buy milk or clothes washers that can tweet when your clothes are dry, but I would categorize all of these as worthless, trivial, and counter-productive. These are driven by marketing departments to show that they’re hip.
The reality might be slightly less slick on a brochure, but immeasurably more valuable.
Here’s what I’m looking for in the future as EVERYTHING gets connected.