# Inventions we don’t need **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 21, 2022, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313 "2022-11-21T13:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/101 "2023-01-05T20:17:18Z")
> [@Dogginit](#): > > a smart oven with a camera inside the oven itself so you can live-stream your roasting/baking goodies. Really? I can see that being slightly useful for being able to check the doneness of whatever you’re baking without having to get up. > [@enipla](#): > > Hah. Bought a used 2 door pickup truck. The stereo was very fancy. Fine. > > The stereo had a remote control. Umm the stereo is literally at arms reach. I assume the stereo was aftermarket, and the remote was intended to let backseat passengers control the stereo, if installed in a vehicle with a backseat. ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/102 "2023-01-05T20:23:38Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I assume the stereo was aftermarket, and the remote was intended to let backseat passengers control the stereo, if installed in a vehicle with a backseat. A remote (if radio-linked rather than IR-linked) might also be handy if you’re working/playing outside the truck and listening to the stereo. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/103 "2023-01-05T20:52:06Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > I think it’s probably more of an issue if people using the soap have been handling something greasy or sticky, because the pump itself would become unpleasant to touch, and if the grease or sticky stuff is food-related might start to stink and/or attract flies. If my hands are especially gross, I just pump the soap with the edge of my forearm into the other hand. It’s not especially difficult. I don’t think I’ve ever even used an automatic soap dispenser. Faucets, yes. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/104 "2023-01-05T22:51:31Z")
Seen at CES: Completely wireless battery powered TV that sticks to the wall with an active vacuum system. > **[This wireless 55-inch TV is basically a giant phone that runs on batteries...](https://www.androidpolice.com/wireless-displace-55-inch-tv-batteries-month-ces-2023/)** > > The Displace TV is basically an oversized phone you can carry throughout your home ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/105 "2023-01-05T23:03:17Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I assume the stereo was aftermarket, and the remote was intended to let backseat passengers control the stereo, if installed in a vehicle with a backseat. Yep, aftermarket. No back seat in this truck. Who ever owned it before it was looking for bling I suppose. Wide, short profile street tires and crap. I put real tires on it, a plow and a winch and now it does it’s job as a truck. It seems happy. Every time I use the stereo (rarely) I’m always WTF, how do I do this? It’s the most overly complicated over designed mess I have ever seen. _Not_ including the remote control it has 24 buttons on it. The speakers are stock Dodge Truck. Ummm… ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/106 "2023-01-06T09:11:36Z")
Unnecessary controllers seem to always be a thing with electronics. I had an alarm clock with a remote control, no it wasn’t for a radio since it wasn’t a clock radio. Instead it was so you could put the alarm clock on the opposite end of the room and still hit the snooze button from your bed when the alarm went off. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/107 "2023-01-06T10:55:49Z")
i know its an old post but I have problems using a spatula … its actually easier for me to just flip the pan over …its also why I use one of these waffle iron-like sandwich makers … ---
**Author:** ![Dogginit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogginit/32/16920_2.png) [@Dogginit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogginit)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/108 "2023-01-06T19:09:39Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > I can see that being slightly useful for being able to check the doneness of whatever you’re baking without having to get up. And contribute to the ongoing obesity epidemic 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/109 "2023-01-23T19:17:46Z")
Ok, so all those people now get on board ocean liners. Or are they supposed to satisfied just sitting at home on vacation? What if all their relatives live overseas? Are they supposed to be satisfied with never again being in the presence of their loved ones? Who made you boss? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313/110 "2023-01-23T20:16:22Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Every time I use the stereo (rarely) I’m always WTF, how do I do this? It’s the most overly complicated over designed mess I have ever seen. Yeah, I bought a Volvo from a buddy of my Wife. He tore out the easy to use, and can do nearly everything with steering wheel controls standard Volvo Stereo and installed one with dozens of complicated controls- that gives no better sound. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-we-don-t-need/975313.md?page=5)