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Old 08-17-2020, 10:55 PM
 
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The whole 'smart house' concept has been taken off a cliff.

Over twenty years ago, I used some X10 gear to simplify a few things, like being able to control the living room lighting without getting up to go to three different places. Especially nice when adjusting the lights to watch a movie; the lights were never right once you sat down. Such things are a boon to daily living.
You mean "The Clapper"?

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Old 08-17-2020, 11:40 PM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Will toilets teach themselves to flush based on hearing grunts?

You just opened a new can of worms... but those already exist. Not sure if OP will be able to find one in pink...
https://bestsmartgadgets.com/voice-a...-smart-toilet/
Poor Alexa is listening to our farts too...

This toilet is to have for mere $11,700 + tax but the shipping is free!
https://www.us.kohler.com/us/catalog...ductId=1334091

More money to burn...

Or you can have a Prodigy from Home Depot for just under $2K!
https://www.homedepot.com/p/bioBidet...-700/310497548

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Old 08-18-2020, 12:27 AM
 
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You just opened a new can of worms... but those already exist. Not sure if OP will be able to find one in pink...
https://bestsmartgadgets.com/voice-a...-smart-toilet/
Poor Alexa is listening to our farts too...

This toilet is to have for mere $11,700 + tax but the shipping is free!
https://www.us.kohler.com/us/catalog...ductId=1334091

More money to burn...

Or you can have a Prodigy from Home Depot for just under $2K!
https://www.homedepot.com/p/bioBidet...-700/310497548
Great. I suppose the next step will be one that analyzes the er...product deposited, weighs you and prepares menus for rehabilitative diets and contacts your health care provider for consultation or an appointment, if necessary.

If you disregard the diet, will it spank you?
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Old 08-18-2020, 01:00 AM
 
Location: Tricity, PL
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Great. I suppose the next step will be one that analyzes the er...product deposited, weighs you and prepares menus for rehabilitative diets and contacts your health care provider for consultation or an appointment, if necessary.

If you disregard the diet, will it spank you?
A toilet that can analyze your diet is already there...

https://www.cnet.com/news/this-toile...-for-diseases/
Spanking must be ordered separately...
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Old 08-18-2020, 02:07 AM
 
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A toilet that can analyze your diet is already there...

https://www.cnet.com/news/this-toile...-for-diseases/
Spanking must be ordered separately...
Way, way, way TMI unless it's in a hospital lab. I find "anal prints" to be, well...intrusive.
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Old 08-18-2020, 08:29 AM
 
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Oh, what fools we mortals be! The day I fall for something as worthless as this is the day I'm checkin' out.
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Old 08-18-2020, 10:44 AM
 
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I am grappling with the idea that anyone would actually want a voice-controlled faucet needing electric power to operate.
Without having wasted one second on searching, I get the idea this is another brilliant innovation from Japan, developed for a completely different culture and mindset (and not necessarily an admirable one nor one worth emulating).
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Old 08-18-2020, 02:03 PM
 
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We have had Southern Voice Control for many years - hoooney!!!
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Old 08-18-2020, 06:52 PM
 
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Foot pedal over voice activated. Announcing / declaring every action becomes more cumbersome than just doing it yourself. I hear people in management love them, though.
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Old 08-18-2020, 08:56 PM
 
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You mean "The Clapper"?
No. Gahd, I'd forgotten that thing.

X10 stuff was pretty sophisticated for its day. And simple, and reliable.

I designed a lot of remote control stuff, including a relative of the Clapper that turned on with a rising whistle and off with a descending whistle. I was never fond of 'toggle' commands that cycled through settings.
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