Hacker News with Generative AI: Home Appliances

The Honeywell Kitchen Computer (rarehistoricalphotos.com)
The Honeywell Kitchen Computer, famously advertised with the quip, “If she can only cook as well as Honeywell can compute,” was a bold but impractical attempt to bring computing power into the home in 1969.

Technology, History, Home Appliances

51 points by mamoul 47 days ago | 14 comments

Servicing a robot vacuum cleaner (2019) (willem.com)
Back in 2011 I got myself an iRobot Roomba 555 robot vacuum cleaner to automatically clean my apartment.

Robotics, Home Appliances, Personal Experiences

44 points by willemlaurentz 78 days ago | 24 comments

Debugging my wife's alarm clock (ntietz.com)
My wife's alarm clock has been acting up lately.

Home Appliances, Debugging, Humor

137 points by zdw 83 days ago | 81 comments

In defense of the washing machine (vox.com)
Rich people debate washing machines for fun. But for billions of poor people, the debate really matters.

Home Appliances, Poverty, Economics, Social Class

33 points by lr0 113 days ago | 68 comments

Microwave spontaneously turned on by its LED display (stuffedcow.net)
My microwave oven started to malfunction at around five years old. It started to randomly power on the lamp, fan, and turntable. It progressively got worse over several weeks until it was mostly stuck on. The microwave oven is not usable when this happens: It behaves as if the door were open, causing the control panel to ignore button input and to stop cooking if it was cooking.

Electronics, Home Appliances, Troubleshooting, Malfunctions

168 points by forgotthepasswd 132 days ago | 116 comments

Your dishwasher is better than you think (tips, tricks, and how they work) (youtube.com)

Home Appliances, Life Hacks, YouTube

35 points by NavinF 220 days ago | 16 comments

Electric Small Heat Pump (theverge.com)

Energy Efficiency, Home Appliances, Climate Change

17 points by sorenKaram 247 days ago | 23 comments

Carrier, inventor of the air conditioner, is moving on to the home heat pump (cnbc.com)

Home Appliances, Climate Change, Technology, Sustainability

14 points by danans 270 days ago | 7 comments