alt Hacker NewsI have 2 Coway air purifiers, they have no cloud stuff. They work really well.
While this is impressive: Why not just get a not-cloud one in the first place? Why does an air purifier need to be controlled via wi-fi?
I'm against a lot of smart home things because its actually more maintenance, not less, to have to think about an object connecting to wifi, to have to decide whether or not to control it (what are you even doing to it?) And I suppose to have to write your own drivers or app. Why allow it to occupy this much mental space for you?
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It’s just a remote control. Why did the tv started coming with a remote control. It’s convenient.
Setting up almost never takes more than a few seconds for me. I have Apple home, it’s almost always scan a QR code, wait a few seconds for wifi and done.
Also it’s fun to mess with.
>> Why not just get a not-cloud one in the first place? Why does an air purifier need to be controlled via wi-fi?
It is convenient to be able to monitor air quality from your phone, sourced from a device that is designed to improve it. Because then you can see how much of an impact it is actually making, move it to a different location with better airflow, etc.
I have the non-wifi version, and have to use a separate device for it.
The article explains why: the author’s wife cranks it up for white noise while they sleep, and the author wanted to tie that into their existing “go to sleep” home automation.