On 11/3/2019 5:47 PM, 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
>
> A quick ad on Youtube:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdKgJQQC7Pw
>
> I've given this some thought.Â* 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.Â* A "feature", apparently, is you can tell it to
> dispense a specific amount of water.Â* "Alexa, tell Delta faucet to
> dispense 1 cup."Â* Problem with that is you already have to have the
> recepticle (measuring cup, dog bowl, etc.) in the sink under the faucet.
> Â*I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.Â* 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?
>
> Jill

Wow, talk about overuse of technology. Maybe once or twice a year the
ability to measure a cup would be handy instead of getting a measure but
I really don't want to talk to my faucets.

I boiled some potatoes tonight. I put the pot in the sink under the
faucet. When I thought there was enough water I just pushed the lever
to turn it off. Would take more effort to use a voice command.

Yeah, some people just have to have everything automated. I do have the
living room light go on and off though.