priderice 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 Hi i have a quick request about tge xiao mi ricecooker app. I need a translation. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LinZhenPu 74 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 It's asking you to enter the name of your city. 确定 in this context corresponds to OK or Enter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
889 1,751 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Publius 1,615 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
889 1,751 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 “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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Not Nicky 9 Report post Posted February 19, 2017 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! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abcdefg 4,390 Report post Posted February 21, 2017 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。) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
889 1,751 Report post Posted February 21, 2017 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abcdefg 4,390 Report post Posted February 21, 2017 I see. The "internet of things." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
