Take my Pioneer AV Receiver for example, that is "internet" enabled. But it is quite difficult to use and need it's own app on the iPhone to work. As I see it if it had an EI slot on the front I could slip in a card fire up my home automation software/service/app and it would be there ready to go!
This is where the greatest potential lies but also where my greatest fear for the product is. It makes complete sense that these companies should hand over this part of their product to someone who knows what they're doing, but it seems that more and more, these CE companies seem to be under the impression that they're software and service designers too. Convincing them otherwise seems like it will be the toughest row to hoe.
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