I saw this when I had to get new machines 7-8 years ago. However they were an extra like $300 for each machine. wtf.
I would kill for some sort of audio out or usb, but even better would be Zigbee/z-wave/thread, and you can do it for less than $20 in parts.
Now that Matter/Thread has standard profiles for laundry machines and has a chance of building interoperability, I hope my next machines will, for a reasonable cost and no cloud requirement
TIL washers now have WiFi connectivity. Inching ever closer to the dystopic cyberpunk era where you really can hack everything in sight.
I saw this when I had to get new machines 7-8 years ago. However they were an extra like $300 for each machine. wtf.
I would kill for some sort of audio out or usb, but even better would be Zigbee/z-wave/thread, and you can do it for less than $20 in parts.
Now that Matter/Thread has standard profiles for laundry machines and has a chance of building interoperability, I hope my next machines will, for a reasonable cost and no cloud requirement
Cory Doctorow’s ‘Unauthorized Bread’ is about exactly that scenario.
Only a few more years until I can overclock my couch!
I overclocked my clock and now I’m never late!
You can get smart couches right now.
Yes, but a couch doesn’t stop functioning as a couch if the smart functions stop working.
Neither does a smart washing machine.
If the motherboard takes a shit? A washing machine will absolutely stop functioning entirely. A couch is still a couch.
That could happen to the washing machine whether it’s “smart” or not.
A proper older washing machine doesn’t have a motherboard.
Yes it does
I guess you’ll need to go back at least 40 years. Even so, if the belt or motor breaks then the washing machine doesn’t work either.