I’ll go first
SMALT - World’s first smart salt shaker
👀
+25A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+25There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+4TylerM wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
What ever next! Fridge games console!
https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
I think its real?
I must have it
James Harris
+4MV
+4MajorHavoc wrote:
A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
This can be kind of cool and fun though?
MV
+4Martin.1 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
This can be kind of cool and fun though?
James Harris
TylerM wrote:
I’ll go first
SMALT - World’s first smart salt shaker
👀
An improvement would be adding the ability to quiz it on art and music facts - then they could rebrand as, “Schmaltz.” Even better if it gives an obnoxious reply...
“The world’s first salty saltshaker. Ask it any question about music and arts and receive a snarky reply. Entertainment for the whole family! Schmaltz.”
Let them know I’m ready to help them with their rebrand. lol
I'm salty. I bite. Also... I'm Batman.
Jamesharris85 wrote:
Martin.1 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
This can be kind of cool and fun though?
Hey Bro, how do you like your toast?
On the Dark Side.
Got it.
I'm salty. I bite. Also... I'm Batman.
+25Jamesharris85 wrote:
TylerM wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
What ever next! Fridge games console!
https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
I think its real?
I must have it
But is that an IoT device though?
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+25quicks wrote:
Jamesharris85 wrote:
Martin.1 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
This can be kind of cool and fun though?
Hey Bro, how do you like your toast?
On the Dark Side.
Got it.
Someone at work brought theirs in. Very silly, and sadly several people made that same joke. 😀
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+4MajorHavoc wrote:
Jamesharris85 wrote:
TylerM wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
What ever next! Fridge games console!
https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
I think its real?
I must have it
But is that an IoT device though?
I don’t care if it is or isn't, I want it 🤣
James Harris
+25MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
+25TripleHelix wrote:
ClickStick
👀
OMG!!! One needs a smartphone to help them decide on how much deodorant they should use? I think this wins as the stupidest IoT application ever. Just how lazy have we become that I need my smart phone to tell me how much I should use? Is this really a problem for people? Sigh!
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+25TylerM wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
OK Tyler. Fair enough. But I don’t have kids, so that idea escaped me. I always though the way to get kids to eat toast is Nutella!😝
And sadly, the Darth Vader roaster does not toast the rest of the bread completely. Its warm and slightly crisp though.
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+5TylerM wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
What ever next! Fridge games console!
https://landing.coolermaster.com/kfconsole/
I think its real?
🤦🏻♂️ omg!
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+5MajorHavoc wrote:
quicks wrote:
Jamesharris85 wrote:
Martin.1 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
A “smart” toaster that lets you “burn” images and graphics on to your toast.
like this:
This can be kind of cool and fun though?
Hey Bro, how do you like your toast?
On the Dark Side.
Got it.
Someone at work brought theirs in. Very silly, and sadly several people made that same joke. 😀
Still sooo cool though!
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+5MajorHavoc wrote:
TripleHelix wrote:
ClickStick
👀
OMG!!! One needs a smartphone to help them decide on how much deodorant they should use? I think this wins as the stupidest IoT application ever. Just how lazy have we become that I need my smart phone to tell me how much I should use? Is this really a problem for people? Sigh!
Definitely wins the most pointless IOT device. Most others have atleast a novelty value
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+25TylerM wrote:
tmcmullen wrote:
I have a “smart fridge” that allows me to connect to it wirelessly so I can control the internal temperature from anywhere….WHY??? I don’t think there has ever been a time when I was away from the house, or even in the hours for that matter, and had any thought about the internal temperature of my refrigerator unless there was a power outage and I was concerned about food going bad, and if that happened obviously the WiFi feature would be useless. Seems to me like just another expensive option that is completely useless.
This is it. The realization that there is a level a convenience that is too much as it is not needed, a barrier, if you will. And we have tech creators now trying to smash through that barrier and provide us useless garbage, typically with cheap unvetted hardware that could easily be vulnerable and compromise your home. Like who is going to do a firmware update on their fridge or flipflops...or underarm deodorant?
I do not see the need either, but I have a friend who has the fridge that has cameras inside. He says when he or his wife go shopping, they can look into the fridge remotely and see if they need something. Of course, you can shake the mike carton to see how full it is, but maybe they will had IR sensors next.
I do not need my fridge to be controlled remotely, Nor my toaster, or my blender!
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+25russell.harris wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
TripleHelix wrote:
ClickStick
👀
OMG!!! One needs a smartphone to help them decide on how much deodorant they should use? I think this wins as the stupidest IoT application ever. Just how lazy have we become that I need my smart phone to tell me how much I should use? Is this really a problem for people? Sigh!
Definitely wins the most pointless IOT device. Most others have atleast a novelty value
So what is the hack to this device? Someone sitting at the computer laughing that they caused someone to put on too much (or not enough) deodorant? SIGH!
- Owen Rubin, Apple Expert. Worked in Vision Pro team and early Mac HW and OS engineer at Apple. Machines: 2017 iMac Pro 27" 5K 3GHz 10-Core Xenon Sonoma 14.x. 2023 14" MacBookPro M2 Max Ventura 13.x, 2018 16" MacBookPro Ventura 13.x, and a dozen or so older machines for testing. iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 6.
+5MajorHavoc wrote:
TylerM wrote:
tmcmullen wrote:
I have a “smart fridge” that allows me to connect to it wirelessly so I can control the internal temperature from anywhere….WHY??? I don’t think there has ever been a time when I was away from the house, or even in the hours for that matter, and had any thought about the internal temperature of my refrigerator unless there was a power outage and I was concerned about food going bad, and if that happened obviously the WiFi feature would be useless. Seems to me like just another expensive option that is completely useless.
This is it. The realization that there is a level a convenience that is too much as it is not needed, a barrier, if you will. And we have tech creators now trying to smash through that barrier and provide us useless garbage, typically with cheap unvetted hardware that could easily be vulnerable and compromise your home. Like who is going to do a firmware update on their fridge or flipflops...or underarm deodorant?
I do not see the need either, but I have a friend who has the fridge that has cameras inside. He says when he or his wife go shopping, they can look into the fridge remotely and see if they need something. Of course, you can shake the mike carton to see how full it is, but maybe they will had IR sensors next.
I do not need my fridge to be controlled remotely, Nor my toaster, or my blender!
Agreed. They are basic appliances. No need to be anything more
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+5MajorHavoc wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
TripleHelix wrote:
ClickStick
👀
OMG!!! One needs a smartphone to help them decide on how much deodorant they should use? I think this wins as the stupidest IoT application ever. Just how lazy have we become that I need my smart phone to tell me how much I should use? Is this really a problem for people? Sigh!
Definitely wins the most pointless IOT device. Most others have atleast a novelty value
So what is the hack to this device? Someone sitting at the computer laughing that they caused someone to put on too much (or not enough) deodorant? SIGH!
Lol. Pointless feature, pointless hack!
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+4MajorHavoc wrote:
TylerM wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
OK Tyler. Fair enough. But I don’t have kids, so that idea escaped me. I always though the way to get kids to eat toast is Nutella!😝
And sadly, the Darth Vader roaster does not toast the rest of the bread completely. Its warm and slightly crisp though.
“Its warm and slightly crisp though.”
- Ironically a bit like Darth Vader when he catches fire in the lava that puts him the suit in the first place!!!
James Harris
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+5Jamesharris85 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
TylerM wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
OK Tyler. Fair enough. But I don’t have kids, so that idea escaped me. I always though the way to get kids to eat toast is Nutella!😝
And sadly, the Darth Vader roaster does not toast the rest of the bread completely. Its warm and slightly crisp though.
“Its warm and slightly crisp though.”
- Ironically a bit like Darth Vader when he catches fire in the lava that puts him the suit in the first place!!!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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+4russell.harris wrote:
Jamesharris85 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
TylerM wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
OK Tyler. Fair enough. But I don’t have kids, so that idea escaped me. I always though the way to get kids to eat toast is Nutella!😝
And sadly, the Darth Vader roaster does not toast the rest of the bread completely. Its warm and slightly crisp though.
“Its warm and slightly crisp though.”
- Ironically a bit like Darth Vader when he catches fire in the lava that puts him the suit in the first place!!!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Haha sorry Russell but that ship has long set sail
James Harris
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+5Jamesharris85 wrote:
russell.harris wrote:
Jamesharris85 wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
TylerM wrote:
MajorHavoc wrote:
There is even a $349 toaster with an LCD display on the side. Now that is really stupid:
THIS is so over the top, when you just absolutely HAVE to have LCD screen on everything.
I actually like the burning of images on the toast for a cool/fun trick for the kids. Probably a novelty that wears off quick especially if it doesn’t toast the rest of the bread that well
OK Tyler. Fair enough. But I don’t have kids, so that idea escaped me. I always though the way to get kids to eat toast is Nutella!😝
And sadly, the Darth Vader roaster does not toast the rest of the bread completely. Its warm and slightly crisp though.
“Its warm and slightly crisp though.”
- Ironically a bit like Darth Vader when he catches fire in the lava that puts him the suit in the first place!!!
SPOILER ALERT!!!
Haha sorry Russell but that ship has long set sail
Agreed. Pretty impossible to avoid spoilers these days with the amount of social media and gossip!
"The only problem with troubleshooting is that sometimes trouble shoots back!"
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