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August 28, 2012

What You Need in a Connected Device

Stacey Higginbotham, GigaOm


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Today you can buy an alarm clock, a pill bottle and even a scale that connects to the web. The question is, should you? As I pondered the purchase of a $130-Wi-Fi enabled scale that would talk to my Fitbit, I realized that there are three things any connected device should offer in order for its connectivity to justify the (generally) higher price I’m paying for that item.

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TAGGED: gadgets, internet

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