Is this an example of the internet of things getting silly?

Been around for a while, my mate has one, then again he has more money than sense (his words), the novelty of arriving downstairs to an already boiled kettle is apparently short lived lol.

Gadget freak as I am this is one thing I can happily live without I think.
 
Where's the app to fill it remotely?
 
Tringa said:
Just seen an advertisement on the Ebuyer site for a smart kettle!

Looks like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

Dave

https://www.ebuyer.com/824950-appkettle-wifi-smart-kettle-3g-4g-ios-android-2400w-ak000001
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Is this vastly different to a teasmade? They were first patented in 1892 - so over 125 years ago - and then a fancy electric version in 1932! When will people stop trying to make tehcnology that we don't need, I wish my great grandparents had stopped this new fangled tech before it became silly!

If only people in Cambridge Uni has been willing to make fresh coffee & wait we wouldn't have webcams!
 
The obvious example is in an automated house, linked to Alexa etc. Alexa boil kettle etc. A bit of a gadget but some of the automation looks handy for things like the holiday home, control the heating, lights, cameras for monitoring etc.
 
Don`t know how we would manage without being able to tell google to switch the reading or mood lamps on.without getting off the sofa
 
Byker28i said:
The obvious example is in an automated house, linked to Alexa etc. Alexa boil kettle etc. A bit of a gadget but some of the automation looks handy for things like the holiday home, control the heating, lights, cameras for monitoring etc.
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I like the way that when it's dark my lights come on when I approach home as my phone's location services links with the lights.
 
There's quite a few WiFi/Bluetooth coffee machines available.
 
We had a WiFi kettle. Was ok but didn’t pour very well. Was quite nice being able to boil the kettle from work and having it just ready when I got in.
 
The Internet of Things is just stupid in general.

I think the only real value is in marketing - a smart fridge that reorders "your favourite soda" before you want it, a smart kettle that knows it needs defurring and can order some pricey tablets to do the same and a car wash that can be programmed to attack people.

There was an article on the Register a while back making the very valid point that all of a sudden people who aren't very good at writing software are connecting things that don't need connecting to the internet to the internet. How long until a hacker figures out how to (1) turn the kettle on and (2) override the boil dry shut off. That may just be enough to set a house on fire.
 
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