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Smart Hotels are on the Rise

posted by martyb on Sunday November 18 2018, @02:50AM   Printer-friendly
from the automate-the-world dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The rise and rise of cheap hotels has bred a new variant of smart hotel where the door and the room can be controlled by a mobile phone application. With no room service, selectable coloured interior lighting, no fridge, and no door key Mi-Pad in New Zealand may be an indication of what hotels will be like in the future. With a smartphone app to control the front door, lighting, order room service, room temperature, and message other guests the hotel truly offers self service. If this catches on, how many other hotels will switch to automated service to save money on staff wages?

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @03:26AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 18 2018, @03:26AM (#763333)
    On the other hand, sex workers, teenagers and escaped criminals would greatly appreciate the service - everything is automated, nobody is going to ask questions.

  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:23AM (2 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday November 18 2018, @04:23AM (#763350) Journal

    ... except for the tracking, and the fact that the apps require an account with an app store, and the payment for the room is also likely to be via a credit card...
    Did I mention the tracking?

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    • (Score: 2) by RS3 on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:23AM (1 child)

      by RS3 (6367) on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:23AM (#763379)

      It seems like we're being tracked anyway. I'm against it. I don't acquiesce, nor do I suggest anyone should, but most do (acquiesce). I resist as much as possible, but now the cops are scanning everyone's license plates all the time... https://www.eff.org/pages/automated-license-plate-reader-dataset [eff.org]

      • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday November 18 2018, @08:10AM

        by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday November 18 2018, @08:10AM (#763413) Journal

        And it is getting harder to get a drink without scanned ID [nsw.gov.au].
        Not everyone thinks this is a good thing [findlaw.com.au], but it is happening all over the place.

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  • (Score: 2) by legont on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:43AM

    by legont (4179) on Sunday November 18 2018, @06:43AM (#763387)

    It has internal social network; possibly for this purpose.

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