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Re:The Tech Bubble Didn’t Burst This Year by wolfgke on Friday October 21, 2016 @06:17AM (#12759297)
> Probably not the next big thing:

> [...]

> - Internet of Things. It's mostly gimmicks so far. IP-addressable lightbulbs just aren't that useful. There's going to be a lot of crap manufactured, but it may just be a fad like hoverboards and CB radio.

The killer applications of IoT do not lie in home appliances, but in industrial context.

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Re:The Tech Bubble Didn’t Burst This Year by telesilla on Friday October 21, 2016 @06:29AM (#12759331)
Absolutely. Look at shipping and logistics: http://www.dhl.com/en/about_us/logistics_insights/dhl_trend_...
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