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Re: Mother

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Post by devindotcom »

jfoutz wrote: post #43
devindotcom wrote: post #28

I played with this at CES. The "mother" bot is basically just a router. The little things only sense motion, and when I asked the lady said they had no plans to add any other types of sensitivity - temperature, moisture, light, current, etc. Compared with the other 'internet of things' kits out there battling for visibility, this one doesn't seem original or more useful, only visually striking. The tags are also pret…

weird. the webpage says the motion sensors also sense temperature.

Really? I asked specifically about temperature and the lady said nope. Maybe she wasn't aware. Well at any rate I take that bit back. But I still think these things are multiplying and buying into this one would be extremely premature.

Re: Mother

#62

Post by DanBC »

bluejellybean wrote: post #59
woofyman wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll save you money. I'll be Dad. Stop drinking soda and walk more.

This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - O…

Many people have little to no idea how much alcohol they really drink each week.

Pill management is considerably more tricky than that for some people - especially if there are young people in the house. Some medications have strict and weird requirements to when and how they're taken.

Re: Mother

#63

Post by cocoflunchy »

nostromo wrote: post #30

Wait, is this real? It seems like commentary on the current zeitgeist, not a real product. > Mother. Mother knows everything. > She's like a mom, only better. > Sense: the meaning of life® edit: I see they are based in France, so perhaps the branding didn't translate well.

I read the French page and I can tell you the branding was translated just fine.

Re: Mother

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Post by pnathan »

vertex-four wrote: post #13

As a young person who wants to remember to take her pills, to cut down on her soda consumption, to track how much she exercises (and maybe turn it into a game of walking further every week), and no doubt some more that I can't think of right now, this product sounds like it'd be amazing. The video is a brilliant marketing asset. It showed me some very real problems of mine, and how it could help me solve them (by tra…

I know fitbit exists (for exercising/walking).

There are also - I think - pill reminder apps & programs. At least DuckDuckGo sez so.

For soda consumption, I recommend coffee (for caffeine) and selzer water w/ lime juice for the fizzies & casual drinking.

Re: Mother

#66

Post by woofyman »

DanBC wrote: post #62
bluejellybean wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - O…

Many people have little to no idea how much alcohol they really drink each week. Pill management is considerably more tricky than that for some people - especially if there are young people in the house. Some medications have strict and weird requirements to when and how they're taken.

Does mother know that you've eaten or have an empty stomach ?

Re: Mother

#67

Post by catshirt »

mortenjorck wrote: post #51
nostromo wrote: post #30

Wait, is this real? It seems like commentary on the current zeitgeist, not a real product. > Mother. Mother knows everything. > She's like a mom, only better. > Sense: the meaning of life® edit: I see they are based in France, so perhaps the branding didn't translate well.

Even allowing for a language barrier, this has to be the most overtly Huxleyan branding I've seen on a consumer product. It's unnerving.

considering Futurama's "Mom" character, it's even more uncanny.

Re: Mother

#69

Post by kstenerud »

bluejellybean wrote: post #59
woofyman wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll save you money. I'll be Dad. Stop drinking soda and walk more.

This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - O…

"Check-ins - Have your kid text/call you when they arrive home. Can’t use a phone? Don’t leave them alone."

Or better yet: Leave them alone and stop hovering. The world is safer today than it has ever been, and yet parental paranoia is at an all time high.

Re: Mother

#70

Post by amirmc »

bluejellybean wrote: post #59
woofyman wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'll save you money. I'll be Dad. Stop drinking soda and walk more.

This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - O…

To summarise your comment: "Bah, Humbug."

More seriously, I think you're being way too dismissive. The same train of logic could apply to any tech advances we've had. Email? Use letters. Smartphones? Use a proper computer. Social networks? Use a paper address book. Do you feel the same about those?

Compliance is a big problem for medicine. Motivating people (nay, yourself) to be active is a problem. Keeping track of shopping/groceries is a problem in a busy or shared house. Whether they are enough of a problem to build a business around is another question.

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