There's also no way in hell a consumer appliance is ever getting network access as I think I've made more than clear in the past :D
Why would a toaster or coffee machine even need internet access? You've still got to go and fetch the things they produce.
Talky-Toaster (TM) wasn't online, though that's more to do with the fact that the Internet doesn't seem to exist in the Red Dwarf universe.
But yes, I don't like or understand the way more and more household appliances are being made with 'advanced features' that no one wants or needs. Who seriously needs a fridge that keeps track of it's contents, or a clock that tells you what the weather is like outside (seriously, some bloke in Maplins tried to sell me one of these, a clock that's presumably designed for people who live in a window-less house), or a games console who's main menu is more geared towards accessing social media than it is for playing games?
But yes, I don't like or understand the way more and more household appliances are being made with 'advanced features' that no one wants or needs. Who seriously needs a fridge that keeps track of it's contents, or a clock that tells you what the weather is like outside (seriously, some bloke in Maplins tried to sell me one of these, a clock that's presumably designed for people who live in a window-less house), or a games console who's main menu is more geared towards accessing social media than it is for playing games?
Well presumably they exist because there are enough morons who will spend money on them rather than buying the ones that don't...
Am I the only one to spot that, that is not a drone.
A drone is an Unmanned vehicle, that one has a seat :D
Didn't you get the memo? Anything with motors and rotor blades is a drone now. You can argue as much as you like but the media calls them drones so they're drones. See Also: Hoverboards.
"The EHang 184’s battery, which takes between two and four hours to charge, is good enough for a 23-minute flight at a cheetah-like 62 miles per hour."
LOL with take off and landing and getting up to speed and slowing down and depending on the wind you can travel a distance of say about 20 to 25 miles :D
"The EHang 184’s battery, which takes between two and four hours to charge, is good enough for a 23-minute flight at a cheetah-like 62 miles per hour."
LOL with take off and landing and getting up to speed and slowing down and depending on the wind you can travel a distance of say about 20 to 25 miles :D
That's enough to get me to work and back home again
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"Internet of Things" hype means even light bulbs and thermostats have Internet connections nowadays...
Talky-Toaster (TM) wasn't online, though that's more to do with the fact that the Internet doesn't seem to exist in the Red Dwarf universe.
But yes, I don't like or understand the way more and more household appliances are being made with 'advanced features' that no one wants or needs. Who seriously needs a fridge that keeps track of it's contents, or a clock that tells you what the weather is like outside (seriously, some bloke in Maplins tried to sell me one of these, a clock that's presumably designed for people who live in a window-less house), or a games console who's main menu is more geared towards accessing social media than it is for playing games?
Well presumably they exist because there are enough morons who will spend money on them rather than buying the ones that don't...
A drone is an Unmanned vehicle, that one has a seat :D
Didn't you get the memo? Anything with motors and rotor blades is a drone now. You can argue as much as you like but the media calls them drones so they're drones. See Also: Hoverboards.
:p
LOL with take off and landing and getting up to speed and slowing down and depending on the wind you can travel a distance of say about 20 to 25 miles :D