Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by secabeen on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:36PM
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The key is the voice control. Trying to do it via an app, a remote, or even remembering the switch UI isoften too heavy-weight. Being able to say just "Alexa, living room 50%" is very nice. Same thing with being able to turn off my bedroom ceiling lights without getting out of bed. Sure, is it required? No. Can I get up? Sure. Was it worth $50 for the smart switch? For me, yes.
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Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by mixmastamyk on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:46PM
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I know not getting up sounds like a good thing, but the logical conclusion to that are the couch potatoes shown in the movie Wall-E.
Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by weberc2 on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:47PM
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If your only exercise is walking to the light switch you have bigger problems.
Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by mixmastamyk on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:17PM
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It's cumulative.
Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by weberc2 on Friday May 10, 2019 @01:27PM
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Turning off the lights is negligible to your overall health. Automating it (or not) will not affect your obesity or other health outcomes. There are lots of reasonable arguments against IoT switches; this is not one of them. Let's move on.
Just pumping the muscles in your legs will decrease the potential for blood clots forming in them, according to a recent HN topic.
Re:Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
by mixmastamyk on Friday May 10, 2019 @02:13PM
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Assertions dressed as facts are not very useful either.