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What's the $25 thing?
I'm going to guess it was something along the lines of this [0]... wow now I kind of want to buy one of their larger versions for the back of my car to remind tailgaters "Yes I CAN go even slower" when I'm already going 5-10mph over the speed limit [0] https://amzn.to/3GiMXaA
That hand... it's totally in the uncanny valley of hand motion.
If there was a product that let me convey "Come back later" to a barging inquirer with a sharp and uncanny hand motion, I might consider paying $249 for it: https://cdn.flipperzero.one/lekyb_desktop_004.mp4
I wouldn't buy this because of the price tag but I love the industrial design of this thing! I wish there were more things like this (albeit more practical) that I would like to upgrade my desk with.
https://aesthetics.fandom.com/wiki/Cassette_Futurism
I don't know why but that video on the homepage (third media item from top) split me up for how rude/brash it came across. The mans thrusting his palm out in front of the colleague, slapping the top of his alarm clock, the woman's exaggerated third person glance and swift exit. I can only imagine it's followed by a complaint to HR or gossip, with the man on the laptop quickly becoming a hate-figure in the office. Sur…
Oof that demo video that shows a coworker coming to ask a question and the guy just hits the busy button without turning his head is brutal. The device itself looks pretty neat, and seems like it does have a lot more features than that douchebag-projecting use case. For that price though, you might as well get an ipad...
$250 for something that is a week long arduino project... You can even 3D print the whole thing nowadays
How much do you value your time? $250 / week is $13,000 a year, well into the poverty range.
$250 for something that is a week long arduino project... You can even 3D print the whole thing nowadays
No wireless, less space than nomad, you can replicate this in a few hours with FTP, curlftpfs, and SVN, etc. Assuming the device is as polished as its slick marketing page, I'm a little skeptical it could be replicated in a week. That said, if you disagree this is a great opportunity to undercut the competition!