This is another reason I'm completely against "The Internet of Things."
We lack the proper infrastructure to support it, a lot of the products are made poorly, and they're significantly easier to break into than their manual counterparts.
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[QUOTE=DogGunn;50789048]What a stupid system. Just feed your damn pet.[/QUOTE]
This too.
Kinda stupid for it to run off of an internet connection to a server like that - that's just begging for something to break
[QUOTE=Lolkork;50789061]why do these people even have pets[/QUOTE]
I could see something like this run locally (ie. not basing shit off a server) being really useful for when people go on vacations and all that.
I didn't know how my fish was going to get food when I went on vacation because I couldn't find anyone to feed him until last second.
couldn't a device like this work perfectly fine without a server? unless there's more functions to it than dispensing food at certain time intervals then a clock would work fine no?
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dumb design if the server is absolutely mandatory for function
[QUOTE=PredGD;50789075]couldn't a device like this work perfectly fine without a server? unless there's more functions to it than dispensing food at certain time intervals then a clock would work fine no?
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dumb design if the server is absolutely mandatory for function[/QUOTE]
You could make an automatic pet feeder without a server yes, it's been done before - like in the 90's before.
The problem lies with the obsession over "everything must be connected!" that people have today.
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Another good example of "this is fucking stupid" are the fridge/freezers with a screen and camera.
Why the fuck does your fridge need to be able to connect to the Internet? And why the fuck can you not secure it if there's a valid reason for it being connected?
[QUOTE=PredGD;50789075]couldn't a device like this work perfectly fine without a server? unless there's more functions to it than dispensing food at certain time intervals then a clock would work fine no?
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dumb design if the server is absolutely mandatory for function[/QUOTE]
I can sorta understand the need to be able to adjust the dosage and intervals remotely, but not even having a fallback schedule or storing last known configuration locally in the unit is begging for trouble.
And I'm not even mentioning the obvious security flaws almost every IoT products have.
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;50789081]You could make an automatic pet feeder without a server yes, it's been done before - like in the 90's before.
The problem lies with the obsession over "everything must be connected!" that people have today.[/QUOTE]
I noticed in the article that it could be controlled from the smart phone (why would you need this anyway?) so I kinda understand the necessity of a server to connect to. at the very least it should definitely be able to fall back to a basic clock to control scheduling.
Philips Hue has a great solution if you ask me. it needs a server to connect to but it's something you have in your own home so you don't have to rely on something outside of your control. just attach the Hub (server) to your router and you'll be able to access it as long as you're connected to the router and even from anywhere if configured correctly.
[QUOTE=FlakTheMighty;50789081]You could make an automatic pet feeder without a server yes, it's been done before - like in the 90's before.
The problem lies with the obsession over "everything must be connected!" that people have today.
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Another good example of "this is fucking stupid" are the fridge/freezers with a screen and camera.
Why the fuck does your fridge need to be able to connect to the Internet? And why the fuck can you not secure it if there's a valid reason for it being connected?[/QUOTE]
Getting to strip the buttons and screens of devices and being able to collect usage/health statistics, is cheaper and useful to the manufacturer.
They also sell things like cat-food and Laundry detergent through their IOT apps, and have a platform for updating, receiving crashes and feedback for their software through the appstores.
All the gimmick features they add beyond that point, aren't even required to justify the IOT stuff.
There is a lot of crazy "tablet as a fridge door" and 12 dumb features in the hope 1 of them sticks products out there right now. But at its core IOT is here to stay.
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