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MeeGo conference: Intel's and Nokia's visions of MeeGo

MeeGo conference: Intel's and Nokia's visions of MeeGo

Posted Nov 18, 2010 4:36 UTC (Thu) by ccurtis (guest, #49713)
In reply to: MeeGo conference: Intel's and Nokia's visions of MeeGo by nix
Parent article: MeeGo conference: Intel's and Nokia's visions of MeeGo

15 "connected devices" per person doesn't seem completely unreasonable to me. Off the top of my head, I can count that I have:

1) Desktop computer
2) Wireless Router
3) Cable Modem
4) Wireless Printer
5) Android Cell Phone
6) Nintendo Wii

In actuality I also have 2 laptops and 2-3 desktops that I don't use and am not counting. Modern TVs are internet connected, as are modern stereos. I expect modern MP3 or portable video players are as well.

In a very short time I expect cars will be connecting to Hot Spots to get traffic information, so I also expect some GPS devices to be internet connected as well. E-Book readers fall into this category as well, and as the electrical infrastructure gets smarter, virtually _every_ device using electricity will also become a "connected device".

I'm not really a 'gadget guy' so I expect that many people here have more items than the mere 6 that I listed and counted. Although I expect there will be some 'device consolidation' with time, it won't match the number of devices that gain connectivity.


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MeeGo conference: Intel's and Nokia's visions of MeeGo

Posted Nov 19, 2010 4:36 UTC (Fri) by thoffman (subscriber, #3063) [Link]

Two people, small apartment, 10 network connected devices, mostly Linux:

1) Homebuilt file server/home entertainment PC.
2) Samsung 750-series TV
3) Blu-Ray player (not sure of OS)
4,5) 2 Android phones
6,7) 2 Linux laptops,
8) Linksys WiFi router
9) Vonage VoIP router
10) Cable modem

Within a year I guess we'll have a tablet or two, and 12 ip addresses.

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