"Smart" is 100% a marketing term. "Networked" would be more accurate in most cases. Do you want a "smart" coffee pot? Oh yes, you smart person, of course you d

"Smart" is 100% a marketing term. "Networked" would be more accurate in most cases. Do you want a "smart" coffee pot? Oh yes, you smart person, of course you do! Do you want a networked coffee pot? No, because that would be dumb. All the fun of rebooting and hackers, but you still have to physically touch it to make and pour coffee. The really dumb part of many of these devices is coupling. A truly "smart tv" would be a good screen + wires + a computerized device, so you can switch out screen or computer at will. Gluing them together guarantees crappiness and waste.