On Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 5:47:30 PM UTC-5, 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

I can see some uses for a faucet that doesn't require the user to
reach across the sink. For example, disability. But this is just stupid.

Cindy Hamilton