Say goodbye to the connected device price gap. Adding connectivity will soon cost $5

The cost divide between “smart” and dumb devices will shrink in the next few years, with it costing about $5 to add connectivity to things. And at that point there’s no reason why you might not have a connected microwave or smoke detector. But not all of this connectivity will serve the consumer. In the case of appliances they might be used by the manufactures for software updates, diagnostics and perhaps to sell you services. So a connected fridge might not buy your groceries but it would offer to ship a replacement water filter to your door, when it sensed yours was past its prime.