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by Eridrus 3333 days ago
I'd argue that Roku/Amazon Echo/Nest thermostat/dropcam are the most successful IoT things, but we don't necessarily think of them as "IoT" and they stand alone as their own product categories, but in the more canonical IoT categories:

Things I've bought:

- Cheap Wifi bulb from TP-Link that I can turn on/off w/ voice to avoid stumbling around in the dark

- Harmony Hub so that I can tell my Google Home to turn on the tv/change the hdmi input/etc

- Temperature sensor

Things I want:

- Air conditioner w/ intelligent control. Besides voice-activated laziness there's probably energy savings to be had with better control algorithms, eg incorporating WiFi sensors or weather predictions.

- Actually wireless meat thermometer. I'm waiting for the MEATER kickstarter to ship and read reviews.

- I'll buy an IoT lock once the price comes down to about $50.

Things I want someone else to do:

- My subway line to have real-time tracking of trains. It really shouldn't be as hard as the MTA folks try to make it sound.