AppleInsider:
Announced at CES on Sunday, the latest iteration of the U system integrates voice control through Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistants. Alexa compatibility arrives in the first quarter as a third-party extension, while Siri and HomeKit will see integration in quarter two.
Moen showed off U in a demonstration, explaining that users simply ask the assistant of their choosing (Alexa on the show floor) to turn on the shower head or set a desired temperature. Water begins to flow from the outlet until a desired temperature is reached, then the system pauses, waiting for a user to enter.
I really like the idea of walking in the bathroom, telling Siri to set the shower temp to my preference, then having Siri let me know when the shower is ready for me.
Cool, but $1,160 for the basic setup. Think I will have to wait till the price comes down!
Seriously? People are too lazy to TURN A KNOB? (queues Wall-e for another viewing)
Seriously? People are too lazy to walk over to the TV when they need to change the channel?
Seriously? People are too lazy to get out of the car to open the garage door?
Seriously? People are too lazy to use a washboard and a little soapy water to clean their clothes?
Seriously? People are too lazy to learn a few command line codes to use a computer?
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ridiculous comparisons for the most part. But thanks for trying. Go have more coffee
Hardly ridiculous. EVERY small advance in convenience is met by this type of statement, until the convenience comes to be taken for granted, at which point people would be aghast at the idea of living without it. Turning the knobs in a shower and getting the temperature acceptably right before getting in takes much more time and effort than any number of minor chores we are grateful for no longer having to manually accomplish. It also wastes some water and inevitably some heating energy.
Also… not a coffee drinker.
If you don’t see the difference in several of your examples and between those and the topic of this post I’m not taking the time to explain.
You’re also making the logical error that, because some conveniences are good, all conveniences are good
Changing the channel requires getting up, walking across the room, and setting the channel you want, assuming you know. If you want to “see what’s on” you have to stand there, changing the channel and waiting over and over until you find something you like. Then you need to repeat each time you decide to watch something else.
Opening the garage door requires getting out of the car, going to the door, and manually lifting it, driving in, and then manually lowering it.
A washboard requires staying there the entire time using a lot of effort to clean your clothes.
Learning “a few command line codes” can take much more effort that simply looking at the screen and selecting what’s in front of you.
Now compare with a shower, that you have to still walk to, requires turning a knob to the exact same location every day, will take less time and effort than getting out your smart phone, launching an app to turn on the shower. Where is the convenience here?
I agree with rick. Your post compared things that save a lot of effort with something that requires more effort.
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