Xiao Mi Ricecooker App Translation

[priderice]

Hi i have a quick request about tge xiao mi ricecooker app.

 

I need a translation. Thanks

 

[LinZhenPu]

It's asking you to enter the name of your city. 确定 in this context corresponds to OK or Enter.

[889]

It might want your location in Chinese -- those rice cooker apps can be very fussy -- so just enter "Shanghai" in Chinese by copying this:

 

上海市

 

If you're in Germany, remember that the rice cooker will be starting and stopping according to Shanghai time.

[Publius]

14 minutes ago, 889 said:

If you're in Germany, remember that the rice cooker will be starting and stopping according to Shanghai time.

Wow, that would be very... I can't find a word.

No idea why they want to know where the rice cooker is geographically located. Different air pressure? Or just so they can collect more information from customers.

[889]

“Different air pressure?”

 

Laugh all you want, but that seems to be the idea, using altitude as the measure.

 

So if the OP uses 上海市 best he lives at sea-level for perfect rice. In the middle of the night.

[Not Nicky]

 

3 hours ago, Publius said:

3 hours ago, 889 said:

If you're in Germany, remember that the rice cooker will be starting and stopping according to Shanghai time.

Wow, that would be very... I can't find a word.

They probably have a word for that in German!

[abcdefg]

Just out of curiosity, why would one use a "rice cooker app" one one's phone instead of just pressing the appropriate buttons on the rice cooker itself? (Yes, I'm a dinosaur 古代人。)

[889]

The bright idea here is that you press those buttons on your phone while at work, say, so you've got a pot of hot fresh rice waiting for you when you walk in the door at home.

 

Whether that sort of convenience is worth about US$150 is another matter.

 

[abcdefg]

I see. The "internet of things."