Some of these already exist in certain niches. For example, there are a fair number of "chef-style" ranges with no smart features. I have a gas unit with all an

Some of these already exist in certain niches. For example, there are a fair number of "chef-style" ranges with no smart features. I have a gas unit with all analog controls and its only electric features are the oven light and the piezoelectric igniters for the gas burners. I expect it will last close to forever though, somewhat ironically, it did cost more than the smart-feature-laden ovens you'll find in most consumer stores. There are also commercial fridges without lots of extraneous features though they're often not ideal for consumer applications due to the way they look, the amount of noise they make when cooling, and their size. I'd love to see more such "dumb" options in the TV and auto markets but I suspect we overestimate the demand for such things because we HN readers are largely tech-savvy. I think the ideal would be dumb devices with open APIs so that third-party smart features could be added, but that's of negative benefit to manufacturers (lack of vendor lock-in, potential for brand damage due to poorly-implemented third-party features, etc.), so I'm not optimistic about that happening.