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Will we really be though? Chips are getting put into everything now and will only continue to expand as they get cheaper. Amazon and others putting Alexa or eq
by TrueSlacker0 4y ago
Will we really be though?
Chips are getting put into everything now and will only continue to expand as they get cheaper. Amazon and others putting Alexa or equivalent into everything. Necessary or not. Coffee is done, pings a phone. Dishwasher, etc. Not to mention vehicles.
I wonder how long until my drill needlessly records how many holes it has drilled over it's lifetime. Or so that I can rent it and pay per hole drilled.
Make more and they will be used. As much as I will personally miss dumb equipment that just worked.
- stevesearer 4y agoEven Febreze has a plug-in product that apparent uses a chip: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210203005168/en/Scent-Just-Got-Smarter-with-New-Febreze-Fade-Defy-PLUG%E2%84%A2 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210203005168/en/Sce...
- kube-system 4y agoIf you have a battery powered drill, it probably has at least one chip for the battery management and one for the speed control. Silicon ICs have been commonplace in appliances for decades now, “smart” or not. My appliances are all dumb as bricks and there are probably a couple dozen ICs in my kitchen.
- rr888 4y agoPlug-in drills are much better than battery. :)
- galdosdi 4y agoNot if you're using it on a job site. A battery operated drill is a lot lighterweight than having to lug around a gas or diesel generator to plug your electric corded drill into.
- kube-system 4y agoIf it were 2005, I'd agree with you.
- rad_gruchalski 4y agoIt depends on what you drill and where.