How Many Computers, Smart Devices Does Your Home Have?

gordo12

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Out of history comes these two predictions;

1943: Thomas Watson of IBM fame predicted a wordwide demand of 5 computers.

1977: Ken Olsen of Digital Equipment stated "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home"

With those brilliant predictions in mind how many computers and smart devices do you have nowadays. Smart appliances and cars count too.

1smart phone, 1 Ipad, 2 laptops, 3 desktops, 1 smart Tv, 1 semi smart car. 0 smart appliances yet.

My wife will be first in line for a smart ice cream maker that goes to the store, buys the ingredients, makes ice cream and shows up at her bedside with a bowl. Geez come to think of it maybe I'll buy it cause that's exactly what I do now. Could she be replacing me?????
 
2 smart phones
2 tablets
2 computers
2 smart tvs

Do kindles count? 2 of those too
 
2 smart phones
2 laptops (in use)
2 laptops (not in use)
I tablet 9not used much...)
1 smart TV (one dumb TV)
1 ROKU (connected to smart TV)
 
1 iMac 24"
1 iBook (obsolete, kept as memento)
1 iPhone 6S Plus
1 iPhone 5 (disconnected, kept as paperweight)
1 iPod Touch 4th Gen

might be getting an addition to the fam before long, we shall see
 
I can't say about my partner's TV because I don't watch. But how far does 'intelligence' descend? Does it include WiFi and Bluetooth enabled printers, radio/stereo, speakers, routers, cams, toasters, anything with an IP address that can be hacked? A Bluetooth-2-MIDI adapter essentially turns a digital synth into a networked device.

Our current main computing devices:

4 or 5 laptops
2 tablets
1 smartfone

We've had MANY computing devices previously, desktops and laptops and monstrous piles of electronic gear. We are pretty pared-down now.
 
Four computers, three phones.
I'm pretty sure the televisions are smart, but we've not hooked them into the 'net.
 
Most of our items are unsmart. Those that are are usually switched off. My basic Pay-As-You-Go mobile phone is turned on a few times a year and the usual messages are from the network offering discounts if I top up.

No one can track me by my phone or my car - except by numberplate recognition. My older Volvo's computer has to be operated by moving a plug, pressing buttons and listening to beep sequences. Try hacking that!
 
Three smartphones (1 personal, 2 business)
Four smart TVs
Three desktops
Two laptops
Two tablets
 
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