cm0002@lemmings.world to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 days agoAWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck uprightwww.dexerto.comexternal-linkmessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up1640cross-posted to: news@hexbear.nettechnology@lemmy.mllinustechtips@lemmit.onlinelinustechtips@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.online
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minus-squareSpiceDealer@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·21 hours agoA reminder to not buy “smart” home appliances unless you can self-host it’s internet connectivity or its “smart” features are optional.
minus-squareChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·20 hours agoYou had me until “unless”.
minus-squareCabbage_Pout61@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·16 hours agosmart home appliances are tolerable if they have 0 (zero, cero, null, ling, sifr, mee-then, noll) internet access
minus-squarepython@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 hours agoYup, Zigbee all the way! Although that new Matter protocol seems kinda promising as well
minus-squareTja@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoYou also have wifi with tasmota or esphome. Some products come with optional cloud features turned off by default (and no automatic updates), like Shelly. You can also flash them, but the factory firmware is so unobtrusive that I don’t bother.
A reminder to not buy “smart” home appliances unless you can self-host it’s internet connectivity or its “smart” features are optional.
You had me until “unless”.
smart home appliances are tolerable if they have 0 (zero, cero, null, ling, sifr, mee-then, noll) internet access
Yup, Zigbee all the way! Although that new Matter protocol seems kinda promising as well
You also have wifi with tasmota or esphome. Some products come with optional cloud features turned off by default (and no automatic updates), like Shelly. You can also flash them, but the factory firmware is so unobtrusive that I don’t bother.