Health reasons? There’s a reason hospital beds can go upright.
Or just leisure, if they have a TV in the bedroom, or they use a laptop in bed, etc.
Through the internet?
Terrible design. There’s no reason it shouldn’t be possible with local connectivity. And realistically it should also have physical buttons as a backup.
I guess you have an app for it on your phone, that is already connected to the Internet. Setting up a local device to device connection can be tricky. I had some app controlled robot toy that would only by disconnecting the wifi from the router, and use it to build its own exclusive connection to the toy to stream camera feed, command etc.
Bluetooth has a very limited range and might not work through walls. And by using a cheap controller with WiFi, the company saves on physical buttons and displays.
Yes, but there are standards that exist specifically to help with this. Matter, Thread, Zigbee. And proprietary solutions Google Home, Apple HomeKit. They could have used any of these.
Health reasons? There’s a reason hospital beds can go upright.
Or just leisure, if they have a TV in the bedroom, or they use a laptop in bed, etc.
Terrible design. There’s no reason it shouldn’t be possible with local connectivity. And realistically it should also have physical buttons as a backup.
I guess you have an app for it on your phone, that is already connected to the Internet. Setting up a local device to device connection can be tricky. I had some app controlled robot toy that would only by disconnecting the wifi from the router, and use it to build its own exclusive connection to the toy to stream camera feed, command etc.
Bluetooth has a very limited range and might not work through walls. And by using a cheap controller with WiFi, the company saves on physical buttons and displays.
Yes, but there are standards that exist specifically to help with this. Matter, Thread, Zigbee. And proprietary solutions Google Home, Apple HomeKit. They could have used any of these.
It’s a very funny story. It’s still ridiculous. I understand folks need special beds, but no buttons? Really?