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• MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t necessarily disagree, but this reads a bit like some of the comments on those old Slashdot threads clowning on the first smartphones.

  ‘these things will fail, I already have a camera, a cellphone, and an mp3 player, why would anyone want them all in one device?’

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  • jve@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Exactly my first thought.

    Hope it doesn’t turn out the same way this time around

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    • livejamie@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You’d rather have a camera cell phone and mp3 player than a smartphone?

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      • jve@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        No.

        Doesn’t make me any less apprehensive about meta putting cameras and microphones on everybody’s face.

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  • magguzu@midwest.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Heh…these days I kinda long for devices for for specific purposes again 😅 and I’m a software engineer.

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• masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  As a cyclist, this is a terrible sell. I already have tech which does all this, and probably does it better, for less.

  Oh yeah, totally valid point you raise, I’m sure every single cyclist for all eternity going forward already owns every bit of cycling technology and no one will ever have to buy new ones.

  I mean why didn’t they ask whether or not /u/orgundonor already bought a cycling computer before they developed a new one? What were they possibly thinking???

  I don’t need a HUD constantly in my face obscuring the beautiful views.

  Yeah, good thing it’s a small transparent display that can just pop up a small arrow when you need it.

  I have sun glasses which fit well with a helmet and wrap around my face to keep the wind out.

  Yes, just like the cycling smart glasses that Meta released alongside these. Try and keep up.

  I have a cycling computer, which offers GPS turn by turn, and pairs to power meters, heart rate and radar light. It is mounted on the handlebars in an easy to view place.

  You know where’s easier to view?

  I have bone conducting headphones for music.

  Hey, everyone, check out this guy’s bone conduction headphones! See? No one cares.

  I also don’t have to wear ridiculous looking sunglasses to listen to my bone conducting headphones.

  LMFAO you bought cycling specific sunglasses. Yes, you already do look ridiculous. Everyone is already making your de France wannabe jokes about you, but you don’t care because they’re practical.

  Literally everything you said is just dumb hater bullshit. If I want to see someone be as pessimistic as possible to the point of being blindly inaccurate, I would just go rewatch black mirror.

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  • unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Literally everything you said is just dumb hater bullshit. You added nothing to the discussion.

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    • masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Literally everything you said is just dumb hater bullshit. You added nothing to the discussion.

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• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  We’re at the point now that we “need” 6 gadgets that do the same thing.

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