[Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which support KCup pods

[Christopher Gilland]

So... it's my understanding, a smart plug is a wallblock transformer, 
but the difference is, you plug your devices into it, then the block 
into the wall, or serge protector/power strip, whatever, and then the 
smart plug acts kind of as a gatewae to powering the device. So, you 
then could go to your Echo device, for example, and say, Lady A: I'm not 
saying her name as I don't wanna set off yall's devices if you have any, 
but you say her name, then, turhn off coffee maker. Then, the smart plug 
would quit sending electricity to the device plugged into the smart plug.

So, in more simpiler terms, it would be like basically unplugging the 
coffee maker from the wall. The difference is, you're using smart 
technology to stop the current flow rather than literally pulling it 
from the outlet.

Hope that makes sense.

Chris.

On 07/11/2019 06:48 AM, Star Gazer via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> G				et me smart, what is a smart plug?
> 
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> From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jolynn Page via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 4:57 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Question about coffee makers which support KCup pods
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> Have you looked into getting a smart plug? There are several brands and I know some work with the Echo devices. I’ve never heard of a smart coffee maker but that definitely does not mean it exists. If you can’t find one, the smart plug might be the closest option.
> 
> Jolynn
> 
>> On Jul 10, 2019, at 10:12 AM, Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Actually, this brewer is doing quite well for me, so I see no reason to part right now.
>>
>> Thank ya.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>>> On 07/10/2019 11:53 AM, Danielle Ledet via Electronics-Talk wrote:
>>> Nope, I don't know but if you ever want to part with your current
>>> Keurig hit me up.
>>> On 7/10/19, Christopher Gilland via Electronics-Talk
>>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> So, right now, I'm using a Keurig brewer which is extremely user
>>>> friendly for the blind.
>>>>
>>>> I won't however bore you all with the specifics, but the very long
>>>> story short is, we recently moved, and the house we're now living in
>>>> which was built by Lennar, comes with all sorts of smart home
>>>> accessories. For example, we're getting an Echo Dot at no cost to
>>>> us, which is great! as my whole family already has tremendously
>>>> adopted the Amazon ecosystem, and are head over heals in love with
>>>> our echo devices, etc. We also get things like a Ring Doorbell, a Letron Caseta light dimmer, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, we're also getting a Samsung Smart Things hub to control all
>>>> of our smart devices. I'm therefore seriously looking at upgrading
>>>> all my equipment to things which are smart enabled. So, my question
>>>> is, whether it be with an app on my iPhone, or even better yet,
>>>> something I could control with my echo devices, is there any brewer
>>>> out there which supports KCups like a standard Keurig would do,
>>>> which would be smart enabled, and be accessible.
>>>>
>>>> I don't mind having a sighted person the first initial time help me
>>>> get the device pared if needed, although it would be helpful if I
>>>> could do it all myself. The biggest thing would be, once set up, and
>>>> once connected, I could independently configure and use the device
>>>> as a smart device.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Chris.
>>>>
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