I was looking at RP motorhome website yesterday and they seem to use a mini iPad with everything connected and operating the lighting and heating etc is possible by voice control like Alexa.
Surprised you didn't about the battery scandal, In late 2017, Apple apologized for secretly slowing down older iPhones, there is multiple law suits in the USA, that is just one of the tactics Apple have used in the last 20 years
, but as someone who in theory had one of the affected phones, I never noticed it.
That is the excuse they used in the end, it was a lame excuse which wouldn't stand up in court, so they settled out of court, and are still paying out, I got £200 back from them in 2020 because of my Iphone 6, but you must make a claim to get the payment, Don't think that one still stands now not sure, but some of their engineers/techs admitted that was an excuse and not realty.They did that to extend the battery life (slower clock speeds reduces power). It did backfire on them a bit
Still, yes, we shouldn't continue this on this thread. Apologies.
I have been involved in the development of the RP system. The prototype has been running in my van for 2 years now! It’s realy wonderful having all the systems on the van controlled from a single screen. It works just as well when away from the van on our phones.
Can you share any tech details?
HA runs on a small server in the van so is available to monitor/control the van systems all the time.
It is certainly the way forward.
A beautifully formed Apple iPhone from £599 new why would you want anything else ?
I have multiple products from both form and function no less no hassle just a happy life
But you would be far less likely to become a victim of unsavoury attentionIf Apple designed Motorhomes then you would find that the inbuilt navigation system would only allow you to go to Morroco on condition that you did not visit Spain
I am about to be in this world you are talking about, although, with an open mind, a decent reversing camera and screen seems part of the package, which I welcome. I may live to regret it.
Actually we find the geofencing on our central heating system at home really useful. Ditto the security system of geofencing on our motorhome feels sort of comforting. Ditto on the apple tags which we have in our luggage . And several other features have become more the norm now, are useful but we can understand why some would feel more uncomfortable.
I worked for NCR in the 70s and 80s decided that Unix would never take of so passed it over to a colleague. Doh!
I think we all have a right to use whatever we feel frees up our time , makes life easier without being told it’s laziness. Not that you have very polarised views about stuff.
But the difference in views does show that not all people want the integration of systems discussed in this thread especially as it would be naive to assume that would come without additional cost. The way forward could well be a standard model largely as now or a model with integrated systems for those who feel the cost benefit is right for them. Which I suppose gets us back to the apple/ android discussion!
The other issue is that many will be unable to understand and use these complex integrated control systems. The old joke about the grandchildren being called upon to program the VCR is not far from the truth especially when 'forgetfulness' or worse begins it's march as the years progress. Someone in their mid 70's who was always quick to pick up new things and understand them now cannot cope with the deadlock on the nightcatch on the door and has locked themselves out several times, and cannot change channels on a TV even if able to turn it on .... or off! I really believe in the KISS principle and always have even when designing UI's. An adage I have been using for at least 35 years is 'Just because you can, doesn't mean you should', and 'never assume that what's good for you is good for everyone else'.
I’d love to know who’s grandchildren could program a VCR these days as they don’t have a touch sensitive screen or voice activated….it was fable back then and more so now.
Well it was never a problem for me personally, but I came across numerous folk where it was very true, so I disagree that it was a fable. Indeed I spoke to one friend only yesterday who was telling me he had to get his granddaughter to sort out his TV channels after the "smart" TV has a software update. He commented that he had no idea why they are called "smart" as they are anything but!
I’m not saying user interfaces can be a challenge what ever era they were made, but what is often forgotten it’s the parents and grandparents who invented the technology in the first place not the kids. There will also be some who will struggle with any tech at any age
In my 50 year career in IT I learnt early on it was always best to work with facts than go along with feelings. Many a user request foundered at the first hurdle due to lack of supporting data. They didn't often return either !
I couldn't agree more. I lost track of how many things on user wish lists either did not get beyond the feasibility study stage, or then failed to get user commitment at the project planning stage when told they had to provide skilled resource at the functional analysis and user acceptance test phases.In my 50 year career in IT I learnt early on it was always best to work with facts than go along with feelings. Many a user request foundered at the first hurdle due to lack of supporting data. They didn't often return either !
Even than sometimes getting access to the right users when you needed them was often a problem. Then they would complain that the project was overrunning. Fortunately PMW quickly showed which resource constraints were responsible for the delays.Join us or log in to post a reply.
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