Twine is an interesting looking product, and 'connected everything' is most likely the future, but using tech to tell you to water your houseplants screams of e

Twine is an interesting looking product, and 'connected everything' is most likely the future, but using tech to tell you to water your houseplants screams of engineering a problem to match a solution. (Which is, of course, the foundation of geek society.) Besides: I water my army of jades once a millineum (give or take a thousand years). If I go too long between waterings: no worries, they just grow roots above the soil and take water from the air. Plants aside, I'm rather interested in where the 'connected universe' will take us. I'd much rather have my washer/dryer push a notification than buzz loudly or sit idle. Likewise with the snail-mail box once the postman's left a letter. And micro messages from my plants/oven/door mat shouldn't be hard on bandwidth; just a drop in the bucket compared to media delivery (video).