Okay we need to talk about this because in my opinion this hasnt become a boomer opinion that, as proven over and over again, is just a better and smarter decision. Most of things that are “smart” dont need to be. Why does a fridge, toaster, TV, matress or oven need to be connected to the internet??! For what?!
Most of things that are “smart” dont need to be. Why does a fridge, toaster, TV, matress or oven need to be connected to the internet??! For what?!
I’ve recently seen an add stating that, big brand washing machine have WiFi, we have quality and low pricesbut indeed, it’s getting crazy, and what happens when you change ISP?
I do not know what happens during an ISP change, but i do know that during the recent amazon server outage, these smart appliances stopped working. There was a case where someone with a smart matress (yeah apperently that exists), couldnt sleep because the matress was launched into a weird W shape position and heated itself up.
Appliances with required accounts and connections, yeah it’s all a corporate enshittification surveillance garbage.
But a smart light bulb that connects over Zigbee to a locally hosted setup so that I can easily dim the lights or set them on a timer or whatever I feel like doing? It’s a convenience that nobody needs, but at least it isn’t as severely compromised as the “ecosystem” wannabes.
As someone who is all-in on smart home kit, I tend to agree. Everyone who visits my home loves how it all works, but I have a strict rule that nothing is connected to the Internet: it’s either a local protocol (ZigBee, Matter) or connected to a local-only VLAN and is orchestrated by Home Assistant. It’s increasingly difficult to recommend products to people starting out that don’t involve some vague cloud service that can’t be relied on, and most people don’t want to go from zero to Home Assistant.
I avoid smart home type shit
Okay we need to talk about this because in my opinion this hasnt become a boomer opinion that, as proven over and over again, is just a better and smarter decision. Most of things that are “smart” dont need to be. Why does a fridge, toaster, TV, matress or oven need to be connected to the internet??! For what?!
I’ve recently seen an add stating that, big brand washing machine have WiFi, we have quality and low pricesbut indeed, it’s getting crazy, and what happens when you change ISP?
I do not know what happens during an ISP change, but i do know that during the recent amazon server outage, these smart appliances stopped working. There was a case where someone with a smart matress (yeah apperently that exists), couldnt sleep because the matress was launched into a weird W shape position and heated itself up.
There are different types of “smart” though.
Appliances with required accounts and connections, yeah it’s all a corporate enshittification surveillance garbage.
But a smart light bulb that connects over Zigbee to a locally hosted setup so that I can easily dim the lights or set them on a timer or whatever I feel like doing? It’s a convenience that nobody needs, but at least it isn’t as severely compromised as the “ecosystem” wannabes.
Mattresses?! Yo, they need to stop lol
As someone who is all-in on smart home kit, I tend to agree. Everyone who visits my home loves how it all works, but I have a strict rule that nothing is connected to the Internet: it’s either a local protocol (ZigBee, Matter) or connected to a local-only VLAN and is orchestrated by Home Assistant. It’s increasingly difficult to recommend products to people starting out that don’t involve some vague cloud service that can’t be relied on, and most people don’t want to go from zero to Home Assistant.