The dumbest 'smart' objects of 2016
2016年最不智能的9種智能產品
In 2016, we've seen a whole lot of new gadgets join the Internet of Things (unfortunately, we've also seen them harnessed by hackers to bring downhuge swaths of the internet). From appliances to clothing, companies really want to sell you the tech that'll make your life "smarter," but sometimes it just makes it slower and dumber. Let's look back on some of the most ridiculous and useless internet-connected gadgets that were produced in the past 12 months.
2016年，我們看到很多新設備加入網際網路（不幸的是，我們也看到他們被黑客打倒了大片）。從家用電器到服裝，公司很想出售一些能使你的生活「智能化」的產品，但有時反而會適得其反。讓我們來回顧在過去的一年裡出現的一些最荒謬和最無用的網際網路連接設備。
1. Smart mattress
智能床墊
Some smart beds will promise you better sleep and posture, but this one in particular will turn you into a private investigator looking to catch a cheating spouse in the act. Regardless of knowing if it's comfortable, the Smarttress alerts you "whenever someone is using your bed in a questionable way."
一些智能的床會讓你有更好的睡眠質量和睡眠姿勢，但也會讓你變成一個檢查配偶是否出軌的私家偵探。除了檢測這個床墊是否舒適，它會在有其他人佔用你的床的時候提醒你。
The mattress comes with sensors inside the bed that can detect pressure and send messages to the app, which spares no details. The app not only detects movement on the bed, but also records the intensity and speed at which people are getting it on.
床墊內的傳感器可以檢測壓力和發送郵件給你的應用程式，它不會放過任何一個細節。它不僅檢測床上運動，還可記錄強度和速度。
2. Smart water bottle
智能水瓶
How do you know if you need to drink more water? Well, there's a list of factors: dry lips, dizziness, headaches, low urine output and increased thirst. Yet, this smart bottle wants you to listen more to your phone than to your body.
你如何知道你需要喝水了？這有一系列的誘因：嘴唇發乾、頭暈、頭痛、尿量低和口渴。然而，這種智能瓶能在你的身體意識到缺水前就提醒你。
The Hidrate Spark 2 tracks your water intake by syncing with a mobile app and recording how many ounces of water you drink a day, which can also be tracked by remembering how many times you refilled your bottle labeled with the number of ounces on the side.
Hidrate Spark 2會通過移動App跟蹤你的水攝入量和記錄你一天喝了多少盎司的水，還可以根據在有盎司數標識的水瓶裡灌了幾次水來跟蹤你的飲水量。
3. Smart laundry peg
智能衣服掛鈎
The clothespin dates back to the 1800s, but in 2016 it became "smart." Meet Peggy, the laundry peg that's supposed to "help you lighten the load" by telling you when the washer cycle is over and if the weather is nice enough to hang your clothes outside. The device connects to your phones and sends you alerts when the weather changes or when you need to remove your clothes.
這款智能產品的使用可以追溯到1800年，但在2016年它才變得「智能」。 Meet Peggy，這種洗衣掛鈎能夠「幫助你減輕負擔」，它會在洗衣機洗好衣服的時候提醒你，並告訴你天氣是否適宜晾曬衣服。該裝置連接到您的手機，它會在天氣變化或是需要轉移晾衣服的地方時發消息提醒你。
However, you know when your cycles are over when the washer and dryer stop making noise. And you know when the weather is ugly by simply looking outside, or checking your weather app. Therefore, the product is basically just another way hackers can get into your home.
然而一般情況下，你只需注意洗衣機是否停止發出噪聲就能來判斷洗衣服是否結束。另外你也只要抬頭一看外面的天氣或者看一下天氣預報app，就能知道是否會下雨了。因此，這個產品基本上只是一種黑客進入你家的方式。
4. Smart trashcan
智能垃圾桶
Usually things that go in the trash are of no value and don't need any kind of inspection, but QUBE wants to change that with "the world's first smart trash can." The QUBE claims to help you monitor your trash and help you recycle by using innovative technology.
通常在垃圾桶裡東西是沒有價值的，不需要任何檢查，但Qube試圖用「世界上第一個智能垃圾桶」來改變這一現狀。Qube聲稱可以幫助你監控你的垃圾，幫助你利用創新技術回收垃圾。
The QUBE will remind you to recycle, monitor when the trash was last taken out, and tell you to change the air freshener. These are all things people usually remember to do anyway, by the smell and all, but now there's a $300 "elegant" stainless steel can that'll constantly remind you with annoying mobile alerts.
Qube會提醒你注意垃圾回收，在垃圾最後被倒出來的時候進行監控，並告訴你更換空氣清新劑。但這些人們通常可以通過嗅覺和其他感覺器官來判斷。現在有一個300美元的「優雅」不鏽鋼，會不斷用討人厭的移動警報提醒你。
5. Smart belt
智能皮帶
You'd probably never think that a belt could be integrated with artificial intelligence, yet Belty managed to do it and make it seem stylish. The Beltyautomatically makes you think, "why do I need this?" Then your second thought will probably be, "what if it's hacked and they make it so tight I can't breathe?" The first question is rational; the second one is far-fetched — but if it makes you think twice about buying this product, that's not a bad thing.
你可能從未想過一根皮帶可以與人工智慧相結合，但Belty做到了，並使它看起來很時尚。這個belty會讓你不自覺就覺得，「為什麼我需要這個？」然後你想可能會是，「如果是黑客入侵，他們把它系得很緊我不能呼吸該怎麼辦？」第一個問題是合理的；第二個問題有些牽強，但如果它讓你三思而後買這個產品，這並不是一件壞事。
The Belty is great that it uses technology to track fitness, water intake, and posture, but for $395, you might be better off getting the same in a stylish smart watch or activity tracker.
這個belty運用現代科技追蹤健康狀況，水的攝入量，和動作，但你要花395美元，可能更值得買一個時尚的智能手錶或運動手環。
6. Smart refrigerator
智能冰箱
If you want a refrigerator with a screen, might as well just stick an iPad on it. Samsung unveiled a smart refrigerator this summer that connects to wi-fi to help manage groceries and leave notes behind for family members.
如果你想要一個有屏幕的冰箱，不妨把iPad粘在冰箱上。三星在今夏發布了可以連接Wi-Fi的智能冰箱，來幫助管理雜貨和給家庭成員留言。
The Family Hub has three internal cameras that connect to your phone to help you see what you do and don't have inside the fridge. So it's basically a $6,000 alternative to classic grocery list written on paper with a pencil.
這個家庭中心內部有三個攝像頭，它能夠連接到你的手機，你可以通過手機看冰箱裡有什麼。所以它基本上是一個6000美元替代用紙筆完成購物清單的替代品。
Sure, it plays music, has a calendar, and even entertains the kids, but it could probably also get hacked — just like everything else.
當然，它還播放音樂，也有日曆，甚至給孩子提供娛樂遊戲，但它也可能像別的東西一樣會被黑客攻擊。
7. Smart cookie oven
智能烤箱
Everyone loves cookies, but buying a smart cookie oven to make them seems like a bit much. The CHIP cookie oven promises to have freshly baked cookies in just 10 minutes, but regardless of the time, it just seems easier to make a much larger batch using the regular old oven.
每個人都喜歡餅乾，但是買一個智能烤箱似乎可以多烤一點。這個烤箱承諾在短短10分鐘內就烤好餅乾，但不考慮時間的因素，使用老式的烤箱似乎更容易做更多餅乾。
The CHIP, which retails for $150, can only bake four full-sized cookies at a time. If you were go the traditional way and bake a large batch in the oven, you'd have anywhere between eight and 12 cookies in under 30 minutes — and it's also cheaper.
晶片的零售價為150美元，但一次只能烤四寸的餅乾。如果你用傳統的烤箱，在烤箱烤一大批餅乾，你也能在30分鐘內烤完8到12塊餅乾，也更加便宜。
8. Smart bottle opener
智能開瓶器
File this under "great, yet stupid gift ideas." The BOx bottle opener claims to be the "world's first smart bottle opener" but it's not groundbreaking. This bottle opener sends a message to your friends via Messenger every time you open a bottle — crazy, right?
這項發明是偉大的，但也是愚蠢的。」這個開瓶器號稱是「世界上第一個智能開瓶器」，但它不是突破性的。這個開瓶器能在你開酒瓶的時候通過簡訊發消息通知你的好友，這很瘋狂，對嗎？
Despite it being not that different from the typical bottle opener, the BOx does have a nice design made with stainless steel and solid wood.
儘管與普通的開瓶器並無二致，但它擁有精良的設計，是由不鏽鋼和實木製成的。
9. Smart wine bottle
智能酒瓶
Just like you don't need a smart bottle opener, you don't need a smart wine bottle. The Kuvee is a bottle of wine with a screen on it that helps you learn about your favorite wines. There's really nothing more to it, aside that it keeps track of the wines you've tasted and can keep bottles fresh for up to 30 days.
就像你不需要一個智能開瓶器一樣，你同樣不需要一個智能酒瓶。kuvee是一個有屏幕的酒瓶，它可以幫助您了解您最喜愛的葡萄酒。除了它還能為你的葡萄酒保鮮30天，其餘也沒別的什麼功能。
The website claims that "the more you sip, the smarter you (and the bottle) get," but in reality the more you sip, the drunker you get and the less information you'll retain.
該網站聲稱，「越喝，你（和酒瓶）就越聰明，但實際上你喝得越多，你就越醉，腦海中保留的信息也更少。
From: http://www.hxen.com/englisharticle/yingyuyuedu/2017-01-14/456356.html