I have a cheap camera pointed at my washer and dryer. Not one that hits the cloud or anything, rtsp and some bridging.

All I want to know is when it’s done. A notification would be cool but not at the expense of feeding the manufacturer’s data set. It’s too far away to hear the beep, doesn’t carry past the top of the basement stairs.

But the main reason is because the countdown timer is a fucking liar. Washer runs way longer and dryer stops way earlier.

Machines with mechanical dials may be less efficient but at least they were predictable.