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Ask HN: How Many Connected Devices Do You Have in Your Home?
With connected devices, how many devices do you have now? How has that number changed over the last 5 years? And where do you think that number is going in the next 5 years?
- davismwfl 12y agoWe have 18 in the home that are connected to the wifi router. It has increased in the past 5 years considerably from about 3-4 before. In the next 5 years or so I would expect that number to jump again, maybe 2-3x.
- jpetersonmn 12y agoI've got 10. Hasn't changed much in last 5 years. Don't think it will change much in the next 5 for me. I think all this internet of things is a security disaster in the making.
- dpeck 12y ago9 that are used. Probably double that with old laptops and cell phones that haven't been recycled but would count as connected devices.
- saluki 12y ago10 currently . . . in 2 years 2x that . . . in 5 years I expect 10x that . . . 1 to 2 years out: home automation hub dropcams fridge thermostat TVs everyone having their own phone, tablet, laptop, watch, fitbit cars multiple printers 3D printer
- Pyrodogg 12y ago2 desktops 4 laptops 2 cell phones 1 television 1 av receiver 1 wii 1 chomecast 1 amazon fire stick 1 networked printer 1 pogoplug 5 hue lights (via hue bridge) ==== 20 things About 5.5 years ago I was only at 1 laptop, so it's increased fairly significantly since then. If I move into a larger space, my # of hue lights (or similar) is likely to increase some.
- dangrossman 12y ago36, I think. 9 are computing devices and peripherals: 3 laptops, 2 tablets, 2 phones, 1 wifi inkjet printer and 1 wifi laser printer. 6 are entertainment devices: 1 smart TV, 3 gaming consoles, 2 media players. 21 are home automation devices: 1 wifi-zwave-zigbee-leviton-lutron hub, 1 connected deadbolt lock, 2 connected garage door openers, 4 old Android phones that serve as IP security cameras, 5 connected smart bulbs, 4 connected power outlets, 1 connected thermostat, 1 Amazon Echo and 1 "plug PC" that runs a home automation server and backups. I have to run 3 routers to keep everything covered, and everything that can speak 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz does so just to keep the airwaves a bit less crowded. The network is a mess.
- sjs382 12y ago15, sometimes 16. DirecTV receiver & slave, Roku, Amazon FireTV Stick, 3 laptops, a personal server, 2 Android tablets, an iPhone, an Android smartphone, a kindle e-reader, a VOIP box, a networked printer, sometimes another work laptop. This is only a list of items that have been connected to my home router within the past 7 days, so these items are all currently in use. Approx. 3 years ago, I had 4 devices: 2 phones, 2 laptops.
- jjp 12y ago23 devices that I can remember - 3 laptops, 2 computers, 1 amazon fire tv, 4 ipads, 2 iphones, 2 amazon hdx tablets, 5 x sonos, 1 WII, 1 networked printer, 2 NAS Five years ago that would have been 3 laptops, 1 computer, 1 WII and little else. Next five years will see many more devices but not in the same class of product as any of the devices currently in the home.
- justintbassett 12y agoI've never counted, so here we go. Between my wife and I: 3 macbooks 1 chromebook 3 smartphones 1 roku 1 XB1 1 NAS 1 DirecTV box 1 IP printer 1 smartwatch 1 iPad 1 Sphero 2 Chromecast So in total, 17. That's being a bit liberal with the Sphero and chromecasts, since they don't actually have internet access.
- Jeremy1026 12y ago4 gaming consoles (only counting currently functional), 1 laptop, 1 desktop, 2 smartphones (connected to cellular network), 3 smartphones (not connected to cellular network), 1 thermostat, 2 smoke detectors, 1 printer, 1 Raspberry Pi. For a grand total of 16 devices. Added thermostat, smoke detectors, and 3 game consoles in the past couple of years.
- lcmatt 12y ago5 game consoles. 2 laptops. 1 desktop 2 mobiles 1 raspberry pi 2 NAS 1 Roku 1 Chromecast == 15 and I think I've missed something off, can't remember.