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They call it "the Internet of things." But is it too much of a good thing?Recently, Huggies announced a connected diaper called the TweetPee that will debut in Brazil this summer. It includes an app that notifies you when it detects the presence of urine. Sensoria Socks, expected in late 2013, will analyze the position and weight of your foot as you run -- no word on the smell.Meanwhile, the Durex Fundawear app does exactly what you think it does .There are now connected dishwashers , garage doors , and even public bathrooms . The term "the Internet of things" was first coined by British technologist Kevin Ashton in the 90s, but that was long before you could connect your sprinkler system to the Internet.But does all of this connectedness make sense?"We're relying on technology instead of allowing our own awareness and intuition to guide us," Meredith Sagan, a UCLA Semel Institute psychiatrist, told FoxNews.com. "In waiting for the connected device to tell us the diaper is full as oppo...

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