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I'm just waiting for the "TV" that doesn't work until you activate it online. I fully expect this is coming, though I'd be glad to be wrong about this. First,
by amatecha 2y ago
I'm just waiting for the "TV" that doesn't work until you activate it online. I fully expect this is coming, though I'd be glad to be wrong about this. First, normalize everyone giving their wifi credentials to the TV upon buying it, for important/useful functionality. Less and less functionality available prior to "activating", until eventually you can't even use it as a display until activating.
Simultaneously I'm not looking forward to replacing my current TV due to its increasingly-prevalent horizontal black lines (as mentioned at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41655660 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41655660 )... :(
- guerrilla 2y agoThis is what's happening with Philips Hue light bulbs, switches, etc. First, you could do what you want. Then you needed their stuff to activate all features. In a couple of months, you'll have no choice but to use an account. Luckily, they still use the Zigbee protocol, so you can set up a Zigbee USB dongle with mosquitto and zigbee2mqtt or Home Assistant and do whatever you want.
- InfamousRece 2y agoNo worries. Thanks to Amazon Sidewalk you will not need to enter your WiFi password. The ads will be downloaded via your neighbor’s Alexa.