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Both of those use cases (AC/plumbing) are good, but cannot be stand alone products. These sensors will be integrated into your next AC unit or PEX manifold. The
by dexwiz 10y ago
Both of those use cases (AC/plumbing) are good, but cannot be stand alone products. These sensors will be integrated into your next AC unit or PEX manifold. They also need to be robust enough to last the full duration of the unit.
The major issue is the platform. Commercial products already have dedicated terminals, so the platform already exists. But I don't want to have to install the AC app on every new phone just to monitor it. Or renetwork my house when I buy a new router (imagine having your grandparent struggle through that).
- joezydeco 10y agoI think what you'll see first is the manufacturers embed the transport layer directly into the hardware and use cheap cellular connections to talk directly to the factory. The entire service will be either opaque to the customer, available for a "subscription", or part of a warranty. The last-mine problem of standardizing the link from device to internet is going to be a hard one for a long time to come, IMO.