Things get weird when objects get hooked up to the internet
The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has led to creative and unexpected user applications, as highlighted by the service IFTTT. The article explores how users are connecting disparate devices to automate tasks in ways developers may not have originally intended.
With the flood of new connected services and devices on the market, knowing how future users might hook them together or find unexpected new uses is a challenge, no matter what Silicon Valley’s confident young bucks may tell us. A service called IFTTT is giving us an interesting peek into the practical, clever and slightly weird ways people want to use the Internet of Things (IoT).
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