With connected devices, how many devices do you have now? How has that number changed over the last 5 years? And where do you think that number is going in the next 5 years?
I've got 10. Hasn't changed much in last 5 years. Don't think it will change much in the next 5 for me. I think all this internet of things is a security disaster in the making.
10 currently . . . in 2 years 2x that . . . in 5 years I expect 10x that . . .
1 to 2 years out:
home automation hub
dropcams
fridge
thermostat
TVs
everyone having their own phone, tablet, laptop, watch, fitbit
cars
multiple printers
3D printer
2 desktops
4 laptops
2 cell phones
1 television
1 av receiver
1 wii
1 chomecast
1 amazon fire stick
1 networked printer
1 pogoplug
5 hue lights (via hue bridge)
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About 5.5 years ago I was only at 1 laptop, so it's increased fairly significantly since then. If I move into a larger space, my # of hue lights (or similar) is likely to increase some.
9 are computing devices and peripherals: 3 laptops, 2 tablets, 2 phones, 1 wifi inkjet printer and 1 wifi laser printer.
6 are entertainment devices: 1 smart TV, 3 gaming consoles, 2 media players.
21 are home automation devices: 1 wifi-zwave-zigbee-leviton-lutron hub, 1 connected deadbolt lock, 2 connected garage door openers, 4 old Android phones that serve as IP security cameras, 5 connected smart bulbs, 4 connected power outlets, 1 connected thermostat, 1 Amazon Echo and 1 "plug PC" that runs a home automation server and backups.
I have to run 3 routers to keep everything covered, and everything that can speak 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz does so just to keep the airwaves a bit less crowded. The network is a mess.
DirecTV receiver & slave, Roku, Amazon FireTV Stick, 3 laptops, a personal server, 2 Android tablets, an iPhone, an Android smartphone, a kindle e-reader, a VOIP box, a networked printer, sometimes another work laptop.
This is only a list of items that have been connected to my home router within the past 7 days, so these items are all currently in use.
Approx. 3 years ago, I had 4 devices: 2 phones, 2 laptops.
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[ 3.8 ms ] story [ 40.3 ms ] threadIt has increased in the past 5 years considerably from about 3-4 before.
In the next 5 years or so I would expect that number to jump again, maybe 2-3x.
1 to 2 years out: home automation hub dropcams fridge thermostat TVs everyone having their own phone, tablet, laptop, watch, fitbit cars multiple printers 3D printer
About 5.5 years ago I was only at 1 laptop, so it's increased fairly significantly since then. If I move into a larger space, my # of hue lights (or similar) is likely to increase some.
9 are computing devices and peripherals: 3 laptops, 2 tablets, 2 phones, 1 wifi inkjet printer and 1 wifi laser printer.
6 are entertainment devices: 1 smart TV, 3 gaming consoles, 2 media players.
21 are home automation devices: 1 wifi-zwave-zigbee-leviton-lutron hub, 1 connected deadbolt lock, 2 connected garage door openers, 4 old Android phones that serve as IP security cameras, 5 connected smart bulbs, 4 connected power outlets, 1 connected thermostat, 1 Amazon Echo and 1 "plug PC" that runs a home automation server and backups.
I have to run 3 routers to keep everything covered, and everything that can speak 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz does so just to keep the airwaves a bit less crowded. The network is a mess.
DirecTV receiver & slave, Roku, Amazon FireTV Stick, 3 laptops, a personal server, 2 Android tablets, an iPhone, an Android smartphone, a kindle e-reader, a VOIP box, a networked printer, sometimes another work laptop.
This is only a list of items that have been connected to my home router within the past 7 days, so these items are all currently in use.
Approx. 3 years ago, I had 4 devices: 2 phones, 2 laptops.
Five years ago that would have been 3 laptops, 1 computer, 1 WII and little else.
Next five years will see many more devices but not in the same class of product as any of the devices currently in the home.
3 macbooks
1 chromebook
3 smartphones
1 roku
1 XB1
1 NAS
1 DirecTV box
1 IP printer
1 smartwatch
1 iPad
1 Sphero
2 Chromecast
So in total, 17. That's being a bit liberal with the Sphero and chromecasts, since they don't actually have internet access.
Added thermostat, smoke detectors, and 3 game consoles in the past couple of years.
== 15 and I think I've missed something off, can't remember.