There are plenty of instances in which it makes total sense to elevate a so-called
"dumb" product to "smart" status. A security system that texts you if your fire alarm or motion sensor is triggered? Absolutely. A thermostat that adapts to your schedule to save energy? Sure. But I challenge the makers of the Bluetooth-enabled rice cookers, tweeting refrigerators, and texting toilet paper holders to give us one good reason why these are necessary improvements to society. Just because we can connect our everyday items to the internet doesn't mean we should.
Let us consider some of the other more ridiculous and downright absurd products to emerge on the "internet of things" scene in the last few years. https://www.thrillist.com/tech/nation/ridiculous-smart-products-nobody-needs/tech
