On 11/4/2019 8:22 AM, heyjoe wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Nov 2019 17:47:25 -0500
> in Message-ID: >
> jmcquown wrote :
>
>> 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."
>
> I can remember when TV remotes didn't exist and didn't need one at the
> time. Wouldn't want to be without one now.
>
You couldn't be without a TV remote now because on most TV's there
aren't any buttons to push. No dials to turn. Without the remote, the
no way to turn the TV on. Sad, really.

> Clearly a voice activated faucet is a solution looking to solve an
> unseen problem. Somebody'll find that problem, eventually.

Maybe it will recognize barks after the dog learns to put the water dish
into the sink.

Jill