"Jeßus" wrote in message ...

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.


>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 don't see this voice activated thing as a time saving feature.

I'll bet it achieves the exact opposite.

>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.

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It came with my Kindle Fire! I soon had it turned off!!!