Satya Nadella, the newly anointed boss at Microsoft, rightfully called out that this is a "mobile first, cloud first" world. Network connections are ubiquitous and everyone has more than one devices to access, consume and create data. Everything is changing and changing fast!
On this Saturday morning, I took some time to count the number of networked devices in our household. I quickly counted toward 14, and then as I compiled
this post, I was reminded of more and more such devices. Even by now, I'm not sure if I counted them all.
Here is my list so far:
Computers
1. My working laptop computer (Lenovo)
2. My wife's laptop computer (Asus)
3. Our son's laptop computer (Asus)
4. Our son's school issued laptop computer (Lenovo)
5. Desktop computer in our den (Lenovo)
Tablets
6. iPad mini
7. Microsoft Surface (Generation 1)
8. iPad (Generation 1)
Phones
9. iPhone 5S - our son's newest toy (with his hard earned money)
10. iPhone 4S (my wife's)
11. HTC 8x Windows Phone (my primary work phone)
12. Nokia Windows Phone (backup phone)
13. iTalkBB VOIP Phone
TV and TV-Related
14. Samsung Smart TV
15. Vizio Smart TV
16. LG Smart TV
17. Roku #1
18. Roku #2
19. iTalkBB TV Set-Top Box (Chinese programs)
Other Devices
20. iPod Touch (Generation 1) - Retired
21. Brother multi-function center (networked printer/scanner/fax)
22. Canon iXUS 245 HS (wireless network enabled)
23. Home NAS (network attached storage) of 8T capacity
24. Xbox 360
Bonus: Network devices that enable "networked" devices:
25. Cable model
26. TP Link wireless router
27. Touchscreen network extender (Almond)
28. Netgear Network extender
29. TP Link power line adapter x 2 (that provides networking via power line)
I'll predict in five years, there will be over 100 such networked devices in our home. Who wants to take a bet?
How many networked devices do you have in your household today?
