SMS Madness / Project Idea

[The Mad Professor]

Coming to a store near you soon , described in by some as the best invention ever.. the cell-phone activated kettle..

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/10/sms_kettle/

Hit or miss , it's to early to say but the scope for other appliances boggles the mind.

 

[suicidalmonkey]

I must agree with you on your "the scope for other appliances boggles the mind" comment.

A remote control (similar to a car locking/unlocking remote) may be useful for the extremely lazy people in society. Something with a short range, it's not like you'll turn the kettle on as you leave work.

 

[mramos1]

Long range is good too. You turn the machine on at work as you leave the house.

I made a circuit to turn on the coffee maker in the 80's thru our voicemail. But cheap 7 day timers, might work too, except the holidays.

In my office, if I want to go there now, I have to call the building controller and turn our AC unit on.. A lot are like that is the US. The cost savings are really big doing this.