1. A system for providing network connectivity to electrical devices whose primary purpose is not computing, comprising: an electrical device, for performing a device-specific function that is not primarily a computing function; and a node, embedded in the electrical device and communicatively coupled to at least one other node embedded in another electrical device, for enabling network-connectivity between the electrical device to which the node is coupled and the at least one other node by enabling each device to transfer messages to and receive messages from other devices in the system without requiring a connection to a server or master controller.