

To ensure that I stick to it, I tend to save errands and personal obligations for the weekend, forcing myself into a schedule without work.

I tend to rotate between Saturdays and Sundays, but it’s completely up to your schedule. One day a week, work is off limits – answering email, writing a blog post – anything. The past few weeks, I felt myself getting close to burnout again, so I instituted a rule for myself. My guess is they’ll provide the platform (elegant and beautiful in execution) and let the manufactures figure the later out, for better or worse. I look forward to seeing how Apple envisions the future. Can we extend this beyond systems and large ticket items?

An iPod despite being more complicated to use than a CD or Tape player has so many advantages that any issues with managing digital music libraries on a computer was easily nullified by the ability to carry massive catalogs of music one’s pocket. Adding wifi/internet/bluetooth support for a car for diagnostics/vehicle health would easily offset the trouble of downloading an app and pairing it with the car. There has to be an obvious gain of functionality/ease-of-use to offset the additional complexity. Maybe I’m unimaginative and not visualizing the big picture but I still haven’t thought of practical applications for appliances beyond security, lighting, heating and entertainment which are all systems not one off devices.Įven as a “user interface” developer *cough* front end *cough*, I see no point to obfuscate my interactions with my refrigerator, oven, dishwasher, washing machine and dryer. This will reinforce the view, held by some in Silicon Valley, that Jetsons-style home automation is the next frontier in technology as growth in smartphone sales begins to slow in developed markets.
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Apple is readying a new software platform that would turn the iPhone into a remote control for lights, security systems and other household appliances, as part of a move into the “internet of things”.Īpple plans to take on rivals Google and Samsung and make a “big play” in the world of smart home technology at its Worldwide Developer Conference on June 2 in San Francisco, according to people familiar with the matter.
