my learning is to approach "fads" with some skepticism and wait for market to give a thumbs up before you try.
Why Is My Smart Home So Dumb?
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#152Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well Phillips pushing the Hue is pretty far from daft in their perspective. Get people to shell out hundreds to replace bulbs instead of a 1/10th of that. Remember, Phillips is the reason incandescent bulbs had their lifespans intentionally cut in half for planned obsolescence.[1] 1. http://spectrum.ieee.org/geek-life/history/the-great-lightbu...
You know, the hotter incandescent bulbs consume less energy, saving much more than their more usual replacement cost. Added to that, they are cheaper to make. But let's not disrupt a good conspiracy theory (who was Philips conspiring with, by the way?). If Philips simply launched a bulb that lasted less, with no advantages, people would buy from other manufacturer, and Philips wouldn't be here anymore. They even took…
Did you even read the article? They got with other manufacturers and agreed to put an age limit on the bulbs. Anyone that violates the pact was fined by the others? That is exactly what a conspiracy is and is one of the reasons we have anti trust laws now.
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#153Not sure I agree with the article's title. He's basically bad mouthing the entire smart home industry when this really seems like more of a Quirky/GE/Wink mess up. Literally every single product he tested is by them. I actually LOVE all of the stuff in my smart home! All I have is 6 hue bulbs, a Nest, and an Amazon Echo that I've programmed to control everything with my voice with the help of a Raspberry Pi. Nothing…
Are you the only one using the system? That seems to be the big barrier to greater acceptance. Convincing everyone who lives in a house to not use the wall light switches is pretty hard. Heck, we basically leave our AV receiver on all the time because requiring someone to turn it on to watch TV is too big a step.
Re: Why Is My Smart Home So Dumb?
#154Not sure I agree with the article's title. He's basically bad mouthing the entire smart home industry when this really seems like more of a Quirky/GE/Wink mess up. Literally every single product he tested is by them. I actually LOVE all of the stuff in my smart home! All I have is 6 hue bulbs, a Nest, and an Amazon Echo that I've programmed to control everything with my voice with the help of a Raspberry Pi. Nothing…
Are you the only one using the system? That seems to be the big barrier to greater acceptance. Convincing everyone who lives in a house to not use the wall light switches is pretty hard. Heck, we basically leave our AV receiver on all the time because requiring someone to turn it on to watch TV is too big a step.
Yes, my roommate uses it too! But he's also in tech. I completely agree with you. We need more really cheap IoT light switches so everyone can easily get on board!