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by Sir_Substance 2199 days ago
That's the opposite of a smart appliance to be honest.

You can use minimodem[1] to scream a file across the room from one computers speakers to another computers modem.

It's a cute trick but requires very little in the way of computation, and is a far cry from the bluetooth infested dumpster fire that is found in the modern app-controlled smart appliance offering.

It's also not significantly an improvement from giving your products clearly labeled short model names and having a two digit code on a 10c LED screen, preferably with a corrosponding entry in the manual. I'd happily give it up in exchange for a washing machine with minimal electronics, so that it will last 20 years and can be fixed with duct tape and epoxy.

[1]http://www.whence.com/minimodem/