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I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by RobotToaster »

Arech wrote: post #85

TBH, such a low price for so many working (!) features is an amazing achievement if not subsidized! What bothers me here, however, is...a provenance. Let me guess, it asks from your smartphone access to your location, contacts, calendar, SMS archive, email, medical records and political views and attitude towards CCP and then does some shady syncs with .cn servers "just to keep you data safe in case a meteor hits you…

> Let me guess, it asks from your smartphone access to your location, contacts, calendar, SMS archive, email, medical records and political views

Like every app made by a US corporation does?

And before someone cries "whataboutism", I'm genuinely curious why as someone who isn't Chinese, and has no intention of visiting China, I should be more worried about the CPC than the CIA.

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by RobotToaster »

oezi wrote: post #123
otabdeveloper4 wrote: post #121

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not an American. I'd trust the CCP a million times more than Google or Apple.

Trust with what? Why would you trust any government except your own to look out for you?

Why would I trust my own government to look out for me?

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by ericwood »

sincerely wrote: post #96
rikafurude21 wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is it so hard for americans to accept that china makes great tech without coping about "le CCP spyware!" - it seems so absurd, like why would the CCP want to know the heart rate of the type of guy who buys a 16 pound smartwatch? Why dont americans create 16 pound smartwatches?

>Why dont americans create 16 pound smartwatches? Because labor is much more expensive in America. This is not a mystery

Labor is a factor but it helps to have the insane manufacturing synergies they have where almost all of the parts are made down the road from you.

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by RobotToaster »

1dom wrote: post #71
albatrosstrophy wrote: post #24

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The battery is the single reason why I got the Amazfit. I use as a dumb health tracker and occasional GPS running. It easily lasts 4 weeks on a single charge. That's one less proprietary charging cable to bring on a trip.

I've been dying to ask about this somewhere where I might get a really informed response: What's the deal with Amazfit? I have an Amazfit GTR and it's been rock solid for a couple of years. Before that, I had an Amazfit Bip for a few years which was incredible. It did notification, GPS, heart rate tracking, always on display and battery life of 2 - 4 weeks. It did this years and years ago, when the best Android could…

The BIP used e-ink, it's a shame they stopped using that IMO.

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by KnuthIsGod »

Aaargh20318 wrote: post #101
KerrickStaley wrote: post #8

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This problem seems prevalent on cheaper devices. When I buy a device and discover it has this problem I always return it. I've seen it on the Hypervolt Go 2 (which I returned and replaced with a Theragun Mini) and on the Hitachi Magic Wand Micro (which I replaced with a Dame Dip). Like the post mentions, I think this happens because the devices are missing two resistors that are needed to indicate, when connected via…

> This problem seems prevalent on cheaper devices. I’ve seen it on plenty of higher-end devices as well; and even worse. The worst offender I’ve encountered is the TermoWorks Billows. ThermoWorks is a well established brand that makes high end thermometers and is considered one of the best on the market. So I was quite surprised to discover how their ‘Billows’ product is powered. The device itself needs 12v and has a…

ThermoWorks products are made in China

and marketed to gullible Americans.

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by octo888 »

mk_stjames wrote: post #158

> Anything you buy from AliExpress for the cost of a couple of pints is bound to be a bit crap. This line kinda got me down, because, well, last night I went out for a few pints and paid €16 for two drinks; Here we have a miracle of modern technology available shipped to your door for about the same price of what it now costs to just go out and do the thing people have done when socializing for the last 1500 years. W…

I heard it summarised recently as:

In the past goods were expensive; living was cheap. Now goods are cheap; living is expensive.

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by phreeza »

What I would love is a watch like this where I can fetch the raw HR and O2 data and run my own analysis. Last time I checked there wasn't much in that direction, outside of super expensive "research grade" equipment, and a single model of polar HR strap (I want a watch).

Re: I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C

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Post by FirmwareBurner »

jgalt212 wrote: post #147
FirmwareBurner wrote: post #137

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Care to be more specific with the examples from history you mean, with you being so smart and all?

@dang, since when it's allowed on HN to insult users without getting flagged?

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