People go through so much trouble just to avoid using a wire despite 95% of their "smart home" devices home being static. It seems like such a colossal waste of time and effort in my opinion. Wires are not complicated, and if you put in even 1/10th the effort into using wire as they use in avoiding wires you can make them look nice.
Don't like the look of bare kinked wires? A $5 piece of decorative conduit or mounting tape or a new wall socket will do what an extra $100+ in less reliable specialty tech can accomplish. For people who are suppose to be all about tech you would think something as simple as a bit of wiring wouldn't be so out of their depth.
maxerickson · 1h ago
I expect a lot of it is that manufacturers want to sell easy to install devices. Batteries are a lot simpler than wires.
For something like a door lock, having everything on the lock also makes the integration really easy. Solenoid type electrified levers more or less don't exist as residential products, even though that seems to be the way to end up with a nice looking installation.
Cordiali · 3h ago
> One morning last month, I walked into my kitchen to get a glass of water, but my smart faucet was out of battery.
Not sure what on Earth that is, but it doesn't sound too smart to me.
zeroping · 1h ago
Especially when mamy US homes have AC power available under the sink. So strange that a smart faucet product wouldn't use that.
Don't like the look of bare kinked wires? A $5 piece of decorative conduit or mounting tape or a new wall socket will do what an extra $100+ in less reliable specialty tech can accomplish. For people who are suppose to be all about tech you would think something as simple as a bit of wiring wouldn't be so out of their depth.
For something like a door lock, having everything on the lock also makes the integration really easy. Solenoid type electrified levers more or less don't exist as residential products, even though that seems to be the way to end up with a nice looking installation.
Not sure what on Earth that is, but it doesn't sound too smart to me.