So you can manually put your laundry inside it, go to your bed and tell the machine to wash it like you didn't had to get up to put your laundry inside it.
hal_5700X@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Why a washing machine need the connect to the Internet in the first place?
mizzyc@kbin.social 8 months ago
mihies@kbin.social 8 months ago
Reporting when it finishes, allowing remote start, collecting statistics, uploading improved firmware to name few. None of these are essentials though.
CeeBee@lemmy.world 8 months ago
So that they can call it “smart” and charge more for it.
hal_5700X@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Sad but true.
snooggums@kbin.social 8 months ago
A "smart" label makes me assume it i going to do a bunch of shit I don't want it to while failing early because it is overly complex.
CeeBee@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Yup. And at this point if you want to buy a regular TV, they’re harder to find and often cost more now.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Don’t forget they can now get you to download their app to use those smrt features. Load that app…yes, that’s right.
Now that you’ve done that, they have your sweet sweet data.
CeeBee@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The LG washer app asked for literally every possible permission. If it could ask for my DNA, it would have.