on the connectivity challenge front, https://www.helium.com seems to have made significant inroads on the low-bandwidth front (which IoT'ish devices could/should use), but I can't tell how many device manufacturers are actually using it.
while I agree that current IoT connectivity frameworks (cloud accounts and server interactions) are overkill, I do actually like knowing when my home appliance do certain things, and being able to put them in vacation mode when I'm away from the house and forgot to do so when there.
on the connectivity challenge front, https://www.helium.com seems to have made significant inroads on the low-bandwidth front (which IoT'ish devices could/should use), but I can't tell how many device manufacturers are actually using it.
while I agree that current IoT connectivity frameworks (cloud accounts and server interactions) are overkill, I do actually like knowing when my home appliance do certain things, and being able to put them in vacation mode when I'm away from the house and forgot to do so when there.