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People go through so much trouble just to avoid using a wire despite 95% of their "smart home" devices home being static. It seems like such a colossal waste of
by AngryData 1y ago
People go through so much trouble just to avoid using a wire despite 95% of their "smart home" devices home being static. It seems like such a colossal waste of time and effort in my opinion. Wires are not complicated, and if you put in even 1/10th the effort into using wire as they use in avoiding wires you can make them look nice.
Don't like the look of bare kinked wires? A $5 piece of decorative conduit or mounting tape or a new wall socket will do what an extra $100+ in less reliable specialty tech can accomplish. For people who are suppose to be all about tech you would think something as simple as a bit of wiring wouldn't be so out of their depth.
- maxerickson 1y agoI expect a lot of it is that manufacturers want to sell easy to install devices. Batteries are a lot simpler than wires. For something like a door lock, having everything on the lock also makes the integration really easy. Solenoid type electrified levers more or less don't exist as residential products, even though that seems to be the way to end up with a nice looking installation.
- protocolture 1y agoI agree very much with your statement but renters do often need to make their setup portable and not modify the premises.
- Brajeshwar 1y agoI have said this a few times when people starts talking about this wireless, that wireless, mesh, etc. “Behind every good wireless network is an excellent wired backbone infrastructure.”
- Incipient 1y agoTracing walls go install cable is incredibly expensive, and installing faceplates on walls can look very ugly. I can imagine a single base IR unit with direct LOS to say 10 low power devices (nightlights, wifi motion sensors, IoT devices, etc) could have great utility.