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And since that doesn't happen often but now the app has permissions to send you notifications, some PM will get a huge bonus for using it to send you "offers" for other products that the company sells
Compared to a smart refrigerator without an internet connection the only killer feature of this setup is notification that the door is open, even that is only relevant to people who have forgot to close the fridge problem.
The future is bright with fridge, oven, tv, toaster, phone, echo, thermostat, et. al. happily sending data about your usage habits which companies will resell until it gets combined into a gigantic database. Then someone will analyze that info and figure out how to make money by sending you personalized ads.
This makes accidentally leaving a fridge door open pretty unlikely I would think. Unlike forgetting to lock a front door or close a window I've never even worried that I did this.
The fact that they're for rare events is a problem with a lot of alert types because it means that:
- False positives are a big no no. You'll just delete the alert.
- They probably don't work for edge cases like power outages.
- Batteries die over time.
- If you're not at home you may not be easily able to do anything about the alert, even if you have confidence in it.
Really? Why is it cool? I think OP makes it pretty clear through sarcasm that it's totally useless. Or are you just making a pun. I'm so confused.
Yeah I'm not so enthusiastic. I honestly just want stuff that doesn't break. "Smart" stuff seems to not work more often.
My Nest thermostat didn't keep the temperature controlled correctly and I had to revert. My smart outlets routinely lose connectivity to wifi. My Ring doorbell goes works most of the time but is unreachable at others, same with my sprinkler system. The time spent troubleshooting negates any time saved with "smart" functionality.
When I was recently getting a new fridge? Opted for the "dumb" Bosch. Same went for the oven and dishwasher.
It sounded just like one of my hopelessly-optimistic-about-all-things-futuristic friends.
In my defense, in 2021, satire reads a lot like sincerity for a lot of topics.
Sometimes it takes a generation or three for a technology to be worth it. It just means you may not want to be an early adopter.
For what is worth, smart devices are already ok - just not for all brands. Xiaomi has a smart chip in everything, including something as "dumb" as electric kettles, and it works. Or at least it doesn't break anything.
Successive versions of a baseline like Android can solve a lot of problems, but how much new code is there sitting on top to achieve some new use case?
For new smart devices, either the manufacturer or an outside firm is tasked with writing new code to achieve some end, and that's where the problems usually are.
So it seems like as long as there are developers writing new code, our tech is going to be buggy and not quite living up to those futuristic expectations.
Most Internet of Things technology is so underwhelming.
There is something to be said for detecting whole house temperature drops in winter, but that's probably because you lost power and mostly won't be able to do anything about remotely. I did once get an alert for this and the problem was that the power had been out as my neighbor confirmed.
This is some advice I received while living in a third world country.
You just need a shot glass.
Pro tip: if your fridge & freezer get too hot or too cold, things will happen to the food and you'll notice. I do like it that it beeps if you leave the door open.
But wait! He or she came over to the house, and the Ring camera data proves it. You lose.