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Comment Re:Going for gold (Score 1) 239

If you've never had the experience of having to close and reopen the door while you're putting a huge load of groceries away, then your refrigerator is an antique! (I'm still not clear why "fridge" has a "d" in it, but "refrigerator" does not. No, I'm not saying I want the D!)

Comment Re:Going for gold (Score 1) 239

I am trying to set up Matter in my home (Google Nest speaker(s) in every room.) My oven is on WiFi (useless feature), but not my fridge, it only has a beeper. The oven/stove talks Bluetooth to the over stove microwave/light/vent fan; that actually is a useful feature. The WiFi Kohler Faucet is also a useless feature, other than that is should eventually turn the faucet off if someone leaves it one. Which of course begs the question: why not build refrigerators that can close their own doors?

Comment Re:Going for gold (Score 1) 239

I think we should focus more on garden bots that kills both pests and weeds. They already have a commercial farm robot that destroys weeds with frickin' laser beams! It uses AI to identify the weeds, and "learns" by compiling pictures of weeds.

Comment Re:Deserve what you get (Score 1) 239

Never bought one because I don't consider the $1000 markup for the display to be worth it. The only real use I can think of is to have a camera on the inside of the door so that I don't have to open the door to see what is inside. I believe Samsung does a fridge that does that. But the benefit is not worth the cost.

Comment Re:It was never a secret. (Score 1) 239

My GE stove connects to me GE microwave/vent fan, but that is only so it can turn on the light and fan when I turn on the stove, and it only needs Bluetooth for that anyway. It has WiFi, but I haven't discovered any use for the WiFi, other than to tell Google Home that my stove is on. My Kohler faucet also has WiFi, not as useful as I thought it would be, as it sucks at measuring water, and occasionally sends false notices about the faucet leaking.

Comment Re:It was never a secret. (Score 1) 239

I want my thermostat to connect to Wifi, so I can monitor environmental controls while I'm working 415 miles away, and turn the heater on during my trip home. My hot tub takes over 24 hours to home up to 104 degrees, so I want WiFi on my hot tub too. Maybe the hot water heater as well.

Comment Re:Make it free (Score 1) 239

The ones with displays cost at least $3000. No thanks, I prefer my retro GE Cafe fridge with copper and brass handles. They even put the water dispenser on the inside, so it looks more retro. (The mechanics of running a water hose through the door hinge always seemed pretty dubious to me anyway.)

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