๐ blog! โActually, I *do* want IoT kitchen gadgetsโ
There's a popular meme that Internet connected domestic appliances are a useless fad that no-one wants. I disagree. Obviously, a crappy oven with an app that upsells you cleaning products is a bit shit. As is a dishwasher that borks on firmware update and lets itself be hacked by the Eurasians. But those are just [โฆ]
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@Edent I would settle for appliances (increasingly made by TV companies) with digital components that don't suck & oooze Planned Obsolescence. Like my LG microwave who's LED display half burnt out after only 2 years. Or my Samsung oven that's heating inconsistently.
I think people would be more open to technical features if they weren't so burned buy difficult to repair appliances designed to fail. We're nickle-and-dimed to death.
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But failures are almost always in the 2-8 year range. And if you didn't pay a bunch extra for an extended warranty from the store, you're outta luck. ๐
*perfect for the manufacturer not the consumer. Of course.
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