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| From | Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: The Internet Of Things |
| Date | 2016-08-07 12:04 -0400 |
| Organization | National Capital Freenet, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Message-ID | <alpine.LNX.2.02.1608071158450.12519@darkstar.example.org> (permalink) |
| References | <no5k6m$lqc$1@dont-email.me> <37gi7d-uo1.ln1@koala.therandymon.com> <e0o0biFqpbvU1@mid.individual.net> |
On Sun, 7 Aug 2016, Sylvia Else wrote: > On 7/08/2016 11:41 AM, RS Wood wrote: >> Fortunately, the market has so far said "F You" to the idea. And not just >> because manufacturers have done such a poor job of going about it. > > Yes, because it's a solution looking for a problem. > >> 3. ability for my coffee maker to have the coffee ready when I awake. Oh >> wait, I've already got that. > > But does it do it if you don't prepare it the night before? > > And would the internet of things solve that anyway? YOu get remote control. You can have a Rube Goldberg/Heath Robinson set up to load the coffee maker before it starts up. I think naming this is silly, I think there are some uses. They have a lightbulb that can be controlled by bluetooth. Not just on and off, but in between, and I think you can set it to go on or off at a certain time. I find that intriguing, I can have better light in bed, but turn it off without having to get up. It is handy to know when the washing machine has ended its cycle. But the new one we got in May has panel LEDs showing the stage it's at, and one is "complete" so one could easily put a light sensor over that, and somehow connect it to the internet. I saw a review of a wifi gizmo for making sure your basement is dry. That might be useful, but this one was something like $80, seemed expensive. A sensor for water is pretty cheap (many a hobby project just uses two wires close together, when they are shorted by water, it turns something on). But you need a wifi module that takes any input so you can have something made in vast quantities, and thus cheap, but then apply it to your own use. But as someone said, companies can make more money selling a new washer or whatever with built in wifi, than sell the bits for a more general approach. Michael
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