Published on 12, July, 2020
Technology, invention, enhancements and all that can be very benefitial.BUT there are certain new things, ideas and the such that just leave me scratching my head thinking "Why?"
A couple of recent examples
Alexa enabled kettle....Why?If I were to have the "convenience" of being able to ask Alexa to boil the kettle, a prerequisite would be to have water in the kettle in the first place.So, ok I fill the kettle up after I used it last time, but at that time I don't know whether I would be wanting to make a cuppa for just myself or maybe others in the house as well.I could put 4 cups worth of water in teh kettle, but that would no be energy efficinet if I'm only making 1 cup of tea.The kettle isn't going to make the tea for me, so I already have to go to the kitchen, get the required number of mugs, a teaspoon, teabags / coffee, sugar - something that I could do whilst waiting for the kettle to boil (having just filled it to the required level using water "fresh" from the tap).
See Inside Fridge....Really?If you haven't seen these advertised, they are fridges that you can see the contents inside without having to open the fridge door (I think you press a button or tap on the door). The contents are then displayed on a screen that is part of the door.Alternativelyt you could save a lot of money and buy a "normal" fridge where you can see inside by simply......opening the f***ing door and using your eyes.Playing devil's advocate, I believe that it could be of some use say if you were out at the supermarket and wasn't sure if you needed more milk. You could open an app on your phone and take a look in your fridge from isle 101 of Tesco. I'm more old school though - I check my firdge & cupboards and make a list before I go out to the shop.
The way that I see it, the more of these unnecessary add on features a product has, the more they're goign to cost and there are more things to go wrong.
Does anyone have (and is willing to confess to) either of the above items?
What would you add to the list?
The kettle one had me confused as well cause u still got to fill it up and then get the cups as well so what's really the point? My house has an interactive alarm system which is controlled by phones. My dad uses his phone to start the car as well. My family is tech mad.
Dont get me wrong, I do like a bit of tech and home automation.
For example, our bedroom lights (1 small lamp, 1 large lamp and Philips hue lamp) are all voice enabled. Works great when in bed and want to dim or tunr off the lights. We also have an Alexa Echo that we listen to on a spoken timer when going to sleep.
BUT there are things (such as an Alexa kettle) that you do ask the question.....Why?Is someting like that more likely to be more noticeable or even "bother" an Aspie rather than an NT?
I like some technology but a lot of it seems a bit pointless to me. One cool thing I like is in my room my lights can change colours from pink to purple, a nice slow transition from colour to colour.
My phone can adjust lighting brightness as well! ️ Total lifesaver when prone to migraines and need it darker quickly. That sort of technology I love but some just makes me wonder why it's needed.
Good shout! It's hard to imagine it being necessary but I got good sight so sometimes need to look at it from someone else's perspective. Gr8 point u made thanks.
One thing I do have is a hearing aid which boosts volume for me and I find this really helpful and useful. I need it most days at school.
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Jess Morse said:That sort of technology I love but some just makes me wonder why it's needed.
This feature of technology is actually potentially really useful for blind/partially sighted people. It can also be useful for those who want to tone down visual stimuli on their phone.