On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 4:47:30 PM UTC-6, 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. 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.
> I don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature. 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

Everyone wants to make a zillion $$$ overcomplicating pencils! And exactly, this is a tech we do NOT NEED. But many will buy it anyway! And then it is just one more thing to BREAK!

I can't stand all the volume controls that are operated by holding down buttons! Just gimme a A KNOB! Or raising and lowering car windows! I have a 100% electric Nissan Leaf and the ****er has too damn many buttons!

John Kuthe...