On 11/3/2019 5:57 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Lately I've been seeing ads on TV for Delta brand kitchen faucets that
>> you talk to using your Alexa device:
>>
>> https://www.deltafaucet.com/VoiceIQ
>
> LOL. You just know anyone with this product would soon regret it, for
> so many reasons:
>
> "Delta VoiceIQ Technology pairs with your connected home device to
> give you exactly the amount of water you need with features like
> metered dispensing and custom container commands"
>
> Incidentally, what wonderful web design on that page...
>
>> A quick ad on Youtube:
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> Perfect for the bored consumer, I guess. Dsi1 would love it.
>
If it can be powered by Google, I've little doubt.

>
>> I've given this some thought. I simply cannot imagine a scenario where
>> I'd need to tell the kitchen faucet to turn on and off by itself from
>> across the room. A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
>> dispense a specific amount of water. "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
>> dispense 1 cup." Problem with that is you already have to have the
>> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
>
> Exactly. You still have to go to the faucet. And go to the effort of
> slightly modifying your speech for it to (hopefully) work correctly.
> Why not just go and turn the ****ing faucet on and off yourself, hmm?
>
I know! Hey, I was just there putting the measuring cup in the sink,
directly under the spigot. Why not just pour a cup of water while I'm
standing right there? It really sounds ridiculous.

>> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.
>
> I'll bet it achieves the exact opposite.
>
In the time it takes me to say "Alexa, tell the Delta Faucet to do
whatever" and have it connect, I could have walked over to the sink and
turned on the faucet. Gonna have to do that anyway if your wifi goes
down. LOL

>> If I
>> have to walk to the kitchen sink to put a measuring cup under the
>> faucet, surely I could just turn it on and fill the cup while I'm
>> standing there.
>>
>> Your thoughts?
>
> I agree. A stupid idea, but a certain bored, cashed up demographic
> will probably love it.
>
It's like having an App so you can turn on your clothes washing machine
via your smartphone. Really? Gee, didn't you have to physically go to
the washing machine and put the clothes in it? Why on earth wouldn't
you just turn it on while you were standing there? Is it important to
be able to activate a washing machine (and by extension, the clothes
dryer) remotely? I truly don't get it.

Jill