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> Why can't you just stand up and, you know, flick the light switch? Why do you need a television remote? Why can't you just stand up and, you know, change the
by ryandvm 9y ago
> Why can't you just stand up and, you know, flick the light switch?
Why do you need a television remote? Why can't you just stand up and, you know, change the channel on your TV?
You're just drawing some arbitrary line in the sand and passing moral judgement on everyone on the other side. My guess is that in 30 years, having every light in your house controlled by a physical switch will be as quaint as TVs with rotary channel dials.
- sixbrx 9y agoNot to mention that if you're like me, you'll always flip two other wrong switches on the same panel before finding the one you wanted.
- kllrnohj 9y ago> My guess is that in 30 years, having every light in your house controlled by a physical switch will be as quaint as TVs with rotary channel dials. Maybe, but it certainly won't be echo/home that results in that. Voice control for lights is fantastic in certain situations, like when you're in bed and want to turn the lights off. Or on the couch about to start a movie. But it absolutely sucks to say "alexa, turn on the lights" when you walk in the room. It's slower and it's more frustrating than just flipping the switch right next to you (and the connectivity delay is readily apparent) Maybe motion detectors or some other form of tracking people in the house will augment this to relegate switches to the dustbin of history, but it's definitely not voice assistants and crappy phone controls that are going to do it.
- cweiss 9y agoOTOH - It's pretty damn cool to say "Alexa, turn on the room lights" _before_ you get to the room or "Alexa, turn off the room lights" _after_ you've walked upstairs and realized you're not going back to that room.