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Homeowner Baffled After Washing Machine Uses 3.6GB of Internet Data a Day (www.newsweek.com)

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Nearly everyone now? About every f-ing thing with a cable (and sometimes without) comes with wifi to call home nowadays. There are toothbrushes with app-support!

Finding a reasonably modern appliance without apps and network is getting harder by the day. Sometimes you can leave the wifi unconfigured, but then you often miss a lot of functionality. Sometimes even core functionality.

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Like I said in another comment, I had no problem finding a decent machine a year ago. My basement where it's located doesn't even have a signal.

I also never heard about tooth brushed with apps, I know it is an extreme example made by you, but I doubt there comes a point where you can't buy normal tooth brushed anymore.

I know enshittification is hitting hard these times, but there are still enough alternatives if you look out for them. Screens and internet in fridges and stuff like that I only know from Lemmy, never have seen that in the real world. I an based in the EU, but I think (hope) it's similar in the US.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I also never heard about tooth brushed with apps, I know it is an extreme example made by you

You know what, this is not made up! That toothbrush measures movement and pressure and stuff and tells you on-screen where your cleaning is lacking and how to fix it. Yes, it is crazy, but it exists.

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 1 points 2 hours ago

No worries, I believe you in that case! Just saying it's an extreme example ;)