Calling Home: It’s not just for Mother’s Day any more
Elite electronics companies have realized that one of the single most useful features they can design into their product is the ability for it to “Call Home” wirelessly.
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Your two choices: Get online. Or get off the shelves
Everyone knows how the Web turned the music and movie industries upside-down. Now, the same thing is happening with household devices. If you’re a small appliance manufacturer without a connectivity strategy, beware: You’re already behind your competitor.
32 bit CPUs: Great for computers; Overkill in thermostats
Thanks to Moore’s Law, many modern 32-bit microprocessors are about the same price as relatively ancient 8-bit devices. But when you factor in design time and system complexity, the true cost of a 32-bit implementation becomes apparent. Read more
How Going Online Can Bring You Closer To Your Customers
When you use modern connectivity technology to hook your device up to a Web app or a mobile phone, you’re creating a lot more than a new user interface. As far as your customers are concerned, it can be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Read more
Many Household Devices Are Really Broken, Even Those That Work “Just Fine”
Without modern connectivity technology, many of the household gadgets we use every day aren’t nearly as helpful as they ought to be. Once you realize what they should be doing, you can’t help but think of them as “broken.”
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