Death of Wink?... i.am+

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Will.I.Am

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I said dammit cad when I read the email.

Not me! I sure did a Smart Thing.

Burrows deeper into bunker..positions booby traps...weeps quietly

I don't think anything will change. Hopefully this is just Will shoring up his line with a proven product, after that failure you posted above, and just let it keep on doing it's thing. But like you, I've been pushing it, however no one I've told has been ready to take the plunge.

That's why it was dammit cad and not fricking cad when I read the email.

I thought Wink was like some legit major company, now overnight my home is automated by some Voice UK judge's side project

WTF Cad

ouch

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Will.I.Am is at the point of his career where he has the disposable income to throw at basically whatever he wants. Be it a terrible smartwatch (or two) or an insipid iPhone case, he's thrown cash at a variety of money pits. Now, he has another one to add to his list: A smart home platform. His i.am+ company has acquired Wink, which makes hubs for connected household devices.

The news comes by way of an email sent to Wink users (spotted by Hacker News). "Our teams are in the process of coming together to shape our future roadmap and we can't wait to share what we're working on," the email apparently said. It goes on that current Wink hardware and software won't be affected. Kind of like Will.i.am's career or bank account if this venture doesn't pan out.

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God Emperor Of Wink

all i can do is picture will.i.am trying to add a zwave sensor to wink or set up a robot