Connected devices -- Estimating the number of IoT devices

Nick Hunn, author and creator of the blog – Creative Connectivity, has a neat approach to

determine the volume projections of IoT node devices (he focuses on Bluetooth Smart technology).

His analysis forecasts a market value based on Bluetooth smart enabled accessories being tied to applications on smart phones

and tablets – hence the term appcessories. Appcessories provide opportunity for revenue and

product differentiation previously only afforded by new platforms (more expensive to create).

This trend is projected to start off with Bluetooth smart enabled traditional accessories (styli,

mice, key boards) and then gradually transition to accessories that support new and innovative

applications. In 2014 these devices will be desirable objects (price point of about 50$) and

would eventually (after novelty wears off) would be more utilitarian. As the price of silicon

goes down these devices will become ubiquitous.

To Ubiquity and Beyond - Bluetooth Smart and the Growth of Appcessories | Creative Connectivity

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  • This is interesting, but I am intersted in what's left for BT Smart once you subtract out accessories which already use regular BT, e.g. mice and keyboards are already account for as Styli, mice, keyboards and agree will transition to BT smart, but that just implies BT Smart cannibalizing old BT.    I am interested to hear what are the new incremental BT smart devices coming out that will drive appcesories

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  • This is interesting, but I am intersted in what's left for BT Smart once you subtract out accessories which already use regular BT, e.g. mice and keyboards are already account for as Styli, mice, keyboards and agree will transition to BT smart, but that just implies BT Smart cannibalizing old BT.    I am interested to hear what are the new incremental BT smart devices coming out that will drive appcesories

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