SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next month

Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next... by kylehotchkiss on Thursday September 01, 2022 @07:40PM (#32684810)

This type of device seems perfect for HomeKit... but some company decided to DIY the tech so they could find a way to eventually monetize. What an unfortunate waste.

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Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next... by phoronixrly on Thursday September 01, 2022 @07:51PM (#32684894)

The issue is not with DIY-ing it. It's with locking it down with their mothership.

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Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next... by maxerickson on Thursday September 01, 2022 @08:59PM (#32685373)

The thing that goes in the dryer isn't locked down, it broadcasts some data to a smartplug that uploads it to the cloud.

https://community.home-assistant.io/t/clothes-dryer-automati...

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Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next... by michaelt on Thursday September 01, 2022 @08:23PM (#32685142)

I suspect there's no easy solution to this.

As a power user, of course I prefer to connect to devices directly rather than through a sketchy cloud service.

But we've also got to acknowledge that the networked security cameras of 15 years ago regularly ended up making their videos public to anyone with a web browser - or becoming part of a DDOS botnet. So I can see why manufacturers aren't in a hurry to ask users to forward ports from their home firewalls any more.

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Re:SmartDry’s useful laundry sensor to be cloud-bricked next... by FunnyBadger on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:10PM (#32704485)

HomeKit is no better. You are merely trading one dubious supplier for another. Both can lock you out, intentionally or by accident.

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