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    • precarious_primes@lemmy.mlEnglish
      11·
      3 days ago

      And able to be controlled locally with no need to talk to a cloud API. Fast, reliable, private, and future-proof.

  • skooma_king@lemm.eeEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    I’ve had Aerogardens for years. I don’t think any of mine are IoT devices. I’ve grown a ton of lettuce, basil varieties, peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, etc… A bit pricey up front if you don’t buy on sale, but I feel I got way more produce out of them than expected.

    • abcde_fz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Agreed on all counts. I’ve never thought of my AeroGarderns as IoT devices and in fact never configured the wi-fi, which was always kind of a goofy stunt anyway: It’s got front panel controls.

      • FaceDeer@fedia.io
        3·
        3 days ago

        There is a certain amount of irony when people respond to a comment that mentions AI with a reflexive “AI is just a fancy autocomplete!” Without any relevance to the larger context.

  • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    Can anyone recommend something similar that is more open? I like the idea but I don’t want to get tied into a new ecosystem and all for every dang thing I buy.

    • tankplanker@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Which bit of it are you particularly interested in? The app connectivity? Basic dumb all in ones are available on Amazon are more than good enough for growing the simple stuff like peppers and lettuce. None of the all in ones are bullet proof in terms of reliability, they are pretty disposable and I would not count on them lasting years.

  • Evilschnuff@feddit.orgEnglish
    62·
    3 days ago

    IoT at home is still new and it’s good that there are explorative attempts. Just don’t expect to be there when the market found what works.