Re: IOT Bog Roll holder?
"Talk about an answer waiting for a question... Sheesh. No, No and thrice No."
Actually, this is one of the few bits of IoT nonsense that could make sense. Probably not in a domestic situation, where it's generally quite easy to tell how much loo roll you have left, but in large offices and other commercial situations where there could be hundreds or even thousands of people using toilets every day. This is especially the case in places like airports and hospitals where use can be quite erratic - cancel a few planes so there are lots of people stuck waiting, or have a bunch of people go down with a stomach bug, and suddenly you might run low on toilet roll in a way that routine inspection might not catch.
It's essentially just stock management - you don't generally need it in your own home, but once you start dealing with amounts beyond a certain level some kind of automated monitoring can be a lot of help.
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