Feels like getting rid of the light switches in your house in favor of "smart home" stuff.
Feels like getting rid of the light switches in your house in favor of "smart home" stuff.
Every time I start thinking about these little modern inconveniences, I re-arrive at the idea that this is yet another example of the difference between a product and a tool.
A product ideally works the same for everyone, with as little friction to the immediate function as possible. All other functions are hidden or deleted. Trying to use a product as a tool is slow and frustrating, because the experience never gets better than the first time you use it.
A tool on the other hand needs learning. Sometimes that learning curve is shallow and long, like a hammer, or steep and long like CAD.
Smart home stuff can be pretty great if you treat it like a tool, and only use it where it is the right tool for the job (so, not light switches).
Anyway, I prefer tools.
Also, smart people wire their smart home so that the light switches still work. If a smart home controller or some other part of the system fails, people still want to be able to control the lights manually.
Keyless start is a different thing, and uses a different wireless system.
I also have a smart home ;)