Modern home materials & technologies discussion thread

[Greenman]

I'm at the point where anything that gets my lazy ass out of my chair is a good thing, even it's just turning off a light.

 

[lxskllr]

It's all pointless gee whiz bullshit. If you told me I could download a libre app that magically made all my dumb stuff smart, I'd play with it for a couple of days, think "neat", then get bored and go back to the way I've always done stuff, because the smart shit actually increases my work by having to twiddle knobs, and uses more energy than what I do now. I can't think of a single case where "smart" stuff would make my life better, in even a trivial sense.

 

[sdifox]

It's all pointless gee whiz bullshit. If you told me I could download a libre app that magically made all my dumb stuff smart, I'd play with it for a couple of days, think "neat", then get bored and go back to the way I've always done stuff, because the smart shit actually increases my work by having to twiddle knobs, and uses more energy than what I do now. I can't think of a single case where "smart" stuff would make my life better, in even a trivial sense.

Or you like playing with this stuff. I replaced my dead pool pump. Was going to keep using the same pool timer but noticed it just switched one pole of the two pole which is not a good thing. A new pool controller of questionable quality was more expensive then me getting a smart socket + Eaton definite purpose 2 pole contactor. So I have HA, which is already running as a VM, control the smart socket and the socket turns the contactor on and off. I schedule the pool pump to run in the middle of the night when electricity is cheapest.

And now I have the pool pump automation disabled since pool season is over.

 

[Kaido]

AI video interior decoration visualization: (second video)

https://twitter.com/x/status/1986078566287544499

 

[Kaido]

As part of Nano Banana, Google has a basic "Home Canvas" template with drag & drop support for different scene pieces:

Sign in - Google Accounts

 

[Kaido]

IKEA announces new Matter-compatible smart home products:

IKEA announces new Matter-compatible smart home products

The range includes smart bulbs, sensors and remote controls.

www.engadget.com

IKEA has officially announced its range of Matter-compatible smart home products. The Swedish furniture store is releasing 21 new items under the tentpoles of lighting, sensors and control.

https://www.ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/retail/the-new-smart-home-from-ikea-matter-compatible-251106/

 

[Kaido]

Grok Imagine is getting up there with Midjourmey for pre-visualization:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988351527463837997

 

[Kaido]

Multi-angle generation:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1988407234267934773