The dawn of the Embedded devices explosion

[Valkyrie_MT]

I think we’re on the cusp of an embedded explosion. I thought of this idea to have a wifi kitchen barcode scanner about 5 years ago, but decided to focus on other things. Then a kickstarter showed up and now this: Amazon Fresh Groceries

This is the perfect example of how these things will be everywhere.

Another thing that piques my interest is their “easy wifi setup” on a device with no UI. Lately, I’ve been thinking Bluetooth or USB client for passing wifi credentials. Although this could be WPS.

[Mr_John_Smith]

I like it. Wish I had that for my country.

[Architect]

@ Valkyrie-MT - Hmm. I guess you need to be a real hardcore amazon buyer to have a dedicated device for that.

Still interesting.

[khalilm]

That is cool. I wonder if they will deliver your groceries by drone :think:

Amazon.com. Spend less. Smile more.

[godefroi]

Haha, never in a million years would I hand my shopping list over to Amazon. Or Google, MS, Facebook, or any other corporation who would promptly sell it to whoever paid them the most money.

[Duke_Nukem]

Heck ya drones are going to be delivering your stuff soon.

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As for the dawn of embedded devices, I’ve been thinking about this IoT thing and really its just the natural evolution of what I call NoT (Network of Things) as that has been around forever (think SCADA systems for example). Not that I think IoT is bad, as I think its desperately needed, but in IT we have a tendency to slap a new name on something old and call it innovation.