I just got a WiFi stove that should be marketed as one of those bad ideas.
My requirements were
- induction burners
- air fryer
The closest I could find had all this “smart” crap, and convection oven was as close as I could get to air fryer
this post was submitted on 09 Jan 2026
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Food for thought: Replace Your Range With a Modular Kitchen
This is functional, but looks ugly as sin and I don't see how it's better than an integrated stovetop? Those are also usually separate from the oven so you're still good on the oven if the stovetop dies.
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We are getting to the point where we are going to have a real life Talkie toaster from Red Dwarf without the comedy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HqGSioLCOQ&t=43
We're not too far off given how many apps on my phone by default send notifications like "do you want to do this thing now?"
And so many interfaces that have been enshittified with pop ups wanting me to check out their new AI features.
A toaster constantly asking if I want toast is probably less annoying than a lot of technology now.
I won’t buy AI stuff 🤮
Now if things you could do with simple if/else algorithms are using “AI”
a candy that plays music while you eat it
What the heck. The whole paragraph is so ‘unnecessary technology’.
Good for destroying them with a baseball bat.
Rather freeze AI completely than use an AI refridgerator