alt Hacker News> Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access.
If you go ask random people whether they'd rather update a sign several times a day, or plug it in and be done for a year, what do you think they'd answer?
> or plug it in and be done for a year
Until the network goes down or an element of the hardware fails, or you move and need to set it up again, or…
People liked the idea of smart homes, too, but they remain niche because you need the money or technical know-how to fix them when they fall over.