ikidd@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHomeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a daywww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up1805arrow-down1114
arrow-up1691arrow-down1external-linkHomeowner baffled after washing machine uses 3.6GB of internet data a daywww.newsweek.comikidd@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square195fedilink
minus-squareselokichtli@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·7 months agoFor the love of God, I just can’t understand how “needs Internet” became synonymous with “smart” in the appliances market slang. I know it’s what advertisers do, but this one is abysmal.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWell, calling a machine “smart” doesn’t seem smart to me in general
For the love of God, I just can’t understand how “needs Internet” became synonymous with “smart” in the appliances market slang. I know it’s what advertisers do, but this one is abysmal.
Well, calling a machine “smart” doesn’t seem smart to me in general