I hate how much unusable waste these devices produce.
These things could stay in the secondhand market for years and years, instead they’re made unusable and end up in the trash.
Comment on Parents outraged at Snoo after smart bassinet company charges fee to rock crib for crying babies
dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Why the hell do rockers need subscription services? This should be illegal. A rocker, which has absolutely zero maintenance upkeep from the company, should not be gouging their customers for money to use features they’ve already paid for.
No, I get it. CapITaLiSm. That’s why this is posted here. Yes, the above is rhetorical. It still pisses me off. I don’t typically advocate violence, but the people who made this business decision need to go take a very long walk off a short pier, with cinder blocks chained around their throats.
My apologies. I needed to vent. Carry on.
Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 months ago
While I agree, it’s a smart device, and servers aren’t free
Nomad@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Welp… Smart designer wouldn’t even have included a server. Bluetooth connection to the crib would have been enough. If it needs an app at all… Our motorized crib hat buttons you know. You are not gonna operate that thing remotely anyways.
daq@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
It really isn’t unless they changed since we used it 5 years ago. It just had a microphone and went through several levels of rocking based on how much sound mics picked up. It worked whether it was connected or not. Internet was just for notifications. Your baby screaming is usually a pretty clear notification.
Tinidril@midwest.social 2 months ago
Doesn’t seem all that smart to me. Does the company offer an API to the device so consumers can write their own “server”? No, I’m sure they have it locked down behind some proprietary encryption scheme so that anyone who tries can be charged with violating the digital millennium copywrite act.
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
and servers aren’t free
Since when do cribs need a fucking server to rock?
eskimofry@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Are you really smart if you need mommy server to function?
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 months ago
I mean, if you’re dropping $1800 on a smart crib, you’re not very smart.
ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
They don’t work without a subscription.
GiveOver@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Luckily I’m still on my family’s ForkPitch plan. Let me know if you want to sign up for Torchee, I have a referral code
Moah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
For the torches it’s 10€/month plus 5€ per lighting
TheFriar@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Now I’m just picturing a mob’s torches and pitchforks going limp in their hands
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Don’t mine for the Gold Rush, sell the diggers their tools