On 5/30/2019 7:22 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I got an email this morning from GE.Â* You guys are living in the past.
>>
>> In the past, people used their phones to control their ovens.Â* I mean,
>> how old fashioned is that, taking out your phone and opening an app.
>> All you need to cook a gourmet meal is a microwave and Google
>> Assistant. This is cooking at its best.
>>
>> https://www.geoutletstore.com/GEStor..._JES109 7SMSS
>>
>>
>> With the Google Assistant, you can control your connected microwave
>> with commands like:
>>
>>
>> "Hey Google, run the microwave for 60 seconds."
>>
>> "Hey Google, pause the microwave."
>>
>> "Hey Google, add one minute to the microwave."
>>
>> "Hey Google, how much time is remaining on the microwave?"
>>
>> And more, with just your voice!
>>
>> Once you have your connected microwave and Google Home Mini, getting
>> started is simple. Download the Google Assistant or Google Home app,
>> click "Add device" and search for "U+ Connect."
>
> People sure are getting lazy!

Getting? About two minutes and forty six or so seconds into this video,
Jay Leno made fun of voice activated TV remotes. This was in 2006:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw4U54WNrs0

Sounded stupid then, still sounds stupid to me. How lazy are people
that they can't push a button?

A revolutionary reversal would be to make people get up off the couch
and walk across the room to change the channel on the TV.

Jill