The dishwasher is a part of what I’d really like from open smart appliances: water-using appliances coordinating with my water softener to determine if they should start now or if they should wait for the softener to finish regenerating (including kicking off that softener regen). That would require at least the ability to start it via API, though it would also help to be able to query how much water it’s about to use. I’d also like the washing machine to have similar capabilities.

If they build in an API that can handle doing some actions and returning some status data, then people could build apps to do whatever they want with them. If the APIs are standardized, genetic apps could handle the annoying stuff like establishing the connection, while exposing a way to customize commands and coordinate between multiple appliances.

But I have to admit, there aren’t many other things I’d want to do. I don’t like the idea of preheating the oven while I’m not home, even though I’m not one of those people who store plastic/flammable things in the oven. Maybe thermostat control and leak detection stuff with control over the main water valve.