@arstechnica
I'd prefer my grandma's old frigidaire over a "smart" #refrigerator. It had a self-closing door (via gravity) and made a satisfying "kachunk" when it latched.
#SmartAppliances

"Little evidence that smart thermostats have a statistically or economically significant effect on energy use."
Or the "discrepancy between estimates from engineering models, which assume a perfectly compliant subject, and actual households, who are occupied by users acting in accord with behavioral economists’ conjectures."
#SmartAppliances #energy #Behavioralsciences #Behavioraleconomics
https://blogs.oracle.com/utilities/post/more-evidence-that-humans-matter-behavioral-actions-are-the-critical-link-between-technology-and-successful-outcomes

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

Did users change their Wi-Fi password, or did they see the nature of IoT privacy?

#SmartAppliances #IoT
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

Cheap Kitchen Scale Learns to Speak JSON With ESP32 https://hackaday.com/2023/02/02/cheap-kitchen-scale-learns-to-speak-json-with-esp32/ #Microcontrollers #smartappliances #kitchenscale #homehacks #loadcell #ESP32 #IoT

Cheap Kitchen Scale Learns to Speak JSON With ESP32 - Smart kitchen appliances are expensive, and more often than not, your usage data g... - https://hackaday.com/2023/02/02/cheap-kitchen-scale-learns-to-speak-json-with-esp32/ #microcontrollers #smartappliances #kitchenscale #homehacks #loadcell #esp32 #iot

Pricey smart appliances, with lifespans in excess of a decade, being abandoned after 2 years, due to a lack of security software/app updates. This isn’t sustainable, and is a big problem for the planet.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64249388
#IoT #SmartAppliances #SecurityUpdates #Obsolescence #Sustainability

Consumer org #WhichUK analysed smart appliances in six key household product areas - washing machines, dishwashers, televisions, smartphones, printers and smartwatches/fitness trackers - and found that hardly any brands even came close to matching expected lifespans with their support policies.
#SmartAppliances
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/smart-products-abandoned-by-big-brands-after-just-two-years-aqf4o6V6VlE3

50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

“The challenge is that a consumer doesn’t see the true value that manufacturers see in terms of how that data can help them in the long run. So they don’t really care for spending time to just connect it.”

Very revealing article by Isabelle Bousquette in the Wall Street Journal

https://blog.experientia.com/50-of-customers-wont-connect-smart-appliances/

#Privacy #InternetofThings #IoT #whitegoods #Appliances #SmartAppliances #Security

Appliance makers like #Whirlpool and #LG can't understand. They added #WiFi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built #apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer of their owners have connected them. What gives?

https://arstechnica.com/?p=1912143

#SmartDevices #SmartAppliances #UX #Design #DesignStrategy via @arstechnica

Maybe you should start executing these predatory shareholders, instead of trying to eek out every last penny from the already severely abused working class!?!? 🤬

#capitalism #shareholders #smartappliances

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

Article: "Appliance makers like Whirlpool and LG just can't understand. They added Wi-Fi antennae to their latest dishwashers, ovens, and refrigerators and built apps for them—and yet only 50 percent or fewer of their owners have connected them. What gives?"

Me:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

#IoT #tech #appliances #InternetOfShit #smartAppliances

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances

Did users change their Wi-Fi password, or did they see the nature of IoT privacy?

#news #tech #technology #smartappliances #IOT

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances - Enlarge / This hypothetical dishwasher owner is one of a minority of sm... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1912143 #smartappliances #iotsecurity #smarthome #whirlpool #privacy #tech #iot #lg

Ars Technica: Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances https://arstechnica.com/?p=1912143 #Tech #arstechnica #IT #Technology #smartappliances #iotsecurity #smarthome #whirlpool #privacy #Tech #iot #LG

Appliance makers sad that 50% of customers won’t connect smart appliances
Did users change their Wi-Fi password, or did they see the nature of IoT privacy? --
When I bought my house 6 years ago I bought all dumb appliances for it. /sp/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/lg-whirlpool-target-customers-disconnected-from-smart-appliances-11674232811?mod=hp_minor_pos5

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/half-of-smart-appliances-remain-disconnected-from-internet-makers-lament/

wsj article no paywall:
https://blackbullmarkets.com/en/djnews/lg-whirlpool-target-customers-disconnected-from-smart-appliances-wsj-2/

#smartappliance #smartappliances #wifi #privacy #appliances #technology #infosec #whirlpool #samsung #whirlpool #amana #apple #google #android #amazon #datasecurity #IoT #dataprotection #Informationsecurity

This is what happens in capitalism. And has been happening for years.

Businesses are in it for the short term. You buu, they'll move on as fast as possible.

We need OPEN standards. We need open source. And we need to force companies to work together.

#SmartAppliances
#HomeAutomation
BBC News - Smart appliances could stop working after two years, says Which?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64249388

“Electric Dreams” (1984) - 2/4 - #ElectricDreams (not the #PKD series) is fascinating if you can forget that a lot of what is being represented was still a #TechFantasy in the #80s of the yet-to-be-realized market for an #InternetOfThings. There are #touchscreens, #SmartAppliances, #MachineLearning generating art, and tons of #screensavers, all impressively shot by #AlexThomson against a love story that is so insipid it is inspiring, with #LennyvonDohlen and #VirginiaMadison playing the leads.

“Electric Dreams” (1984) - 2/4 - #ElectricDreams (not the #PKD series) is fascinating if you can forget that a lot of what is being represented was still a #TechFantasy in the #80s of the yet-to-be-realized market for an #InternetOfThings. There are #touchscreens, #SmartAppliances, #MachineLearning generating art, and tons of #screensavers, all impressively shot by #AlexThomson against a love story that is so insipid it is inspiring, with #LennyvonDohlen and #VirginiaMadison playing the leads.