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Bad actors are going to ruin this cool little device for everyone else. For every story I hear about a cool usecase for it, there's another about it being used to annoy or harm others.
Tools can be used for good and bad. This isn’t anything new and doesn’t “ruin” a device.
I really resent the marketing of this product. It's as if they invented the cheap RF chips they're using and are the exclusive distributors of it. It's rubbed me as thoroughly dishonest and fraudulent. I know this is currently a minority position, that's why I took the time to state it.
Front page, nothing about their copy or their website says what you think it says.
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there are people that read without voting. you could be getting attention of all kinds and not even know it.
I bet an equal number vote without reading.
I’ve had one of these guys sitting around for a while - love the hardware, love the concept, but I haven’t really found a lot of use for it - what are y’all using them for?
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Other than create the marketing buzz and pull together a community of hackers to make the on ramp to this type of programming easier.
And that's really it. It's purely a marketing play. I guess my other frustration is when I see people who I thought were pretty clever not realize that
This approach isn't a cheap cop out, it is serving a genuine utility and bridging the technology to more people.
i buy lots of nerdy toys, but can we all just admit that this is a toy, not a tool?