Interesting article I thought I’d post. I know the topics of things like the Instant Pot and other smart appliances/devices around the house have come up before and the concern about whether they’d still be accessible after X period of time. I’m perfectly happy with my instant pot Bluetooth and as a pressure cooker, I expect it to last a good long while. Accessibility or the maintenance of the app though… that’s a separate issue. IN general, outside of the IP, Ring video doorbell and a Bluetooth kitchen scale, our home really isn’t smart. We do have a 4K TV with some built in apps, but for convenience, the wife just has a hacked Fire TV and Apple TV plugged into it. We don’t’ even use the apps included in our Dish Hopper III.
Our fridge, washer and drier are around 14 years old now and while the washer’s needed some YouTube intervention a couple of times, they’re still going strong. I wasn’t really keen on upgrading to smart appliances in general and the realities that this article points out doesn’t really do anything to make me reassess my opinion. The WSJ put out a similar article having to do with smart TVs a few months back and it was more or less the same thing. Good luck trying to keep that super expensive smart TV smart. I don’t mind spending 30 or 50 or maybe 100 or 200 dollars on a smart device, but if you’re talking close to $1000 and more, smart’s nice and all, but at that point, give me longevity and reliability. https://www.howtogeek.com/401635/your-expensive-smart-appliance-may-not-last -a-decade/ Cristóbal -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
