Need to start your kettle boiling as soon as you open the door? Well now you can!

Dan Jones, Mobile Editor

December 23, 2015

1 Min Read
Tea's Up: The IoT Is Boiling!

You knew that the Internet of Things (IoT) was going to throw up a lot of new networked devices -- both practical and impractical -- right?

Well, here's one that Kevin Ashton -- the almost certainly tea-loving British guy who originally coined the term IoT to describe a world where everything is networked -- might approve of: The iKettle, which is styled as the "world's first WiFi kettle." (See Cars, Cities & Pet Trackers: IoT in 2015.)

The kettle can be controlled via an Android or iPhone app in the home or office. It can also be set up to start boiling when you wake up, or walk in the door of your otherwise depressing domicile. You can also add other people to your network so they can brew up too.

The iKettle currently costs 84.99 in Pounds Sterling, or $126.11 in American money, which is pricey for an electric kettle. Still, can you put a price on being at the forefront of tea-making technology?

For more on IoT trends, visit the Internet of Things channel on Light Reading.

Earlier this month, at Light Reading's Carrier Network Security Strategies conference in New York City, AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s chief security officer, Ed Amoroso, laughing, asked the crowd if anyone knew where he could actually buy an Internet refrigerator. He said he'd buy one if anyone could tell him where to get one. (See AT&T's Amoroso: Build Botnets of Security.)

Well, Ed, we haven't found an Internet fridge yet, but may we suggest a good strong cuppa from the iKettle?

— Dan Jones, Mobile Editor, Light Reading

About the Author(s)

Dan Jones

Mobile Editor

Dan is to hats what Will.I.Am is to ridiculous eyewear. Fedora, trilby, tam-o-shanter -- all have graced the Jones pate during his career as the go-to purveyor of mobile essentials.

But hey, Dan is so much more than 4G maps and state-of-the-art headgear. Before joining the Light Reading team in 2002 he was an award-winning cult hit on Broadway (with four 'Toni' awards, two 'Emma' gongs and a 'Brian' to his name) with his one-man show, "Dan Sings the Show Tunes."

His perfectly crafted blogs, falling under the "Jonestown" banner, have been compared to the works of Chekhov. But only by Dan.

He lives in Brooklyn with cats.

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