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

 

[Kaido]

OH MAN THEY DID IT

Mowrator S1 Remote Control Lawn Mower 4WD

Mowrator S1 Pro 4WD is the world's first 3-in-1 remote control lawn mower designed to tackle even the most challenging lawns effortlessly. This professional-grade mower can effortlessly mow up to 1.125 acres per charge. It is capable of tackling slopes with a remarkable 80% incline.

mowrator.com

 

[Greenman]

OH MAN THEY DID IT

Mowrator S1 Remote Control Lawn Mower 4WD

Mowrator S1 Pro 4WD is the world's first 3-in-1 remote control lawn mower designed to tackle even the most challenging lawns effortlessly. This professional-grade mower can effortlessly mow up to 1.125 acres per charge. It is capable of tackling slopes with a remarkable 80% incline.

mowrator.com

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How do you judge distance from an object or tell if there is something in front of it you'd rather not mow (like your cat)?

 

[Steltek]

How do you judge distance from an object or tell if there is something in front of it you'd rather not mow (like your cat)?

The short answer is that it appears you don't (unless you actually get out and follow it around).

They need cameras. If DJI can do it from a $300, 259 gram drone from 8km away (in FCC mode), surely these yahoos should be able to do it from your front or back yard and make it work.

 

[Greenman]

Tech for the sake of tech.

 

[sdifox]

Tech for the sake of tech.

I don't know about you, but I enjoy mowing down people from the comfort of my chair.

 

[Kaido]

How do you judge distance from an object or tell if there is something in front of it you'd rather not mow (like your cat)?

 

[Greenman]

After you've mowed your yard from the comfort of someplace not behind your mower and cleaned up the cat parts, you still have to wander around with the trimmer and edger.

A lot of this stuff just seems like stupid gadgets to me, and not very well thought out. A semi autonomous device with a 4 horsepower motor and a 2' steel blade spinning at a thousand rpm's just isn't a good idea.

I'm every bit as lazy as the next guy, but sometimes we just have to man up and mow our fkn lawns.

 

[Kaido]

Nano Banana Pro

Nano Banana Pro / Gemini 3 Pro Image is crazy.
It turned this blueprint into a realistic 3D image.
It did not just create the image, it first read the blueprint properly and then created the final output with every small detail.

Blueprint source image added below

 

[Greenman]

That's a handy sales tool. Seems like the thing should also be able to do a complete material takeoff as well.

 

[Kaido]

That's a handy sales tool. Seems like the thing should also be able to do a complete material takeoff as well.

More Nano Banana Pro

I upload my floor plan and it design the whole house for me, and even generate real images for each room based on the dimension..

 

[Kaido]

That's a handy sales tool. Seems like the thing should also be able to do a complete material takeoff as well.

Even more Nano Banana Pro

Gemini 3.0 can convert a 2D blueprint into a 3D-rendered visualization - at 4K resolution.Just paste your 2D plan and add the prompt (in ALT).Absolutely insane for architects or interior design workflows.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1991801465602707671

 

[Greenman]

More Nano Banana Pro



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That's possibly the strangest floor plan I've ever seen. Way better suited to a strip mall.

 

[Ken g6]

Nano Banana Pro



Blueprint source image added below

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But figuring out if it did it right is like one of those "find the differences in the images" games. The lower-left view has an extra dormer.

 

[Greenman]

But figuring out if it did it right is like one of those "find the differences in the images" games. The lower-left view has an extra dormer.

It has to be presented as "it will look pretty much like this", with a three paragraph disclaimer. Every set of architectural plans I've ever seen has had a disclaimer about dimensions, variation's, and the possibility that it's not even close to reality.

 

[jmagg]

It has to be presented as "it will look pretty much like this", with a three paragraph disclaimer. Every set of architectural plans I've ever seen has had a disclaimer about dimensions, variation's, and the possibility that it's not even close to reality.

Lived through "looks good on paper" plans. HVAC was usually the biggest culprit * if i remember correctly.

 

[Greenman]

Lived through "looks good on paper" plans. HVAC was usually the biggest culprit * if i remember correctly.

I was never handed a set of plans that accounted for HVAC. There would be a little box showing where the register would go, and that location rarely had anything to do with reality. I had two or three that it was impossible to run duct work in and it was obvious from the first glance at the plans. Thank God for minisplits.