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After a ton of research I got an AccuCheck scale (~$30 on Amazon) which I'm happy with, and at least avoids most of the problems with modern digital scales. Clean minimalist look. Takes 3 AAA batteries. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B084SFRSBD/ It claims 0.1 lb accuracy, and seems pretty repeatable, but I haven't tested it for accuracy. These digital scales have multiple sensors (this one has 4), so it makes sens…
0.1lb is ~0.5kg so same precision as parent. 0.1kg is 0.22lb, or literally glass half full of water, or slightly less than two Medium eggs, or 2/3 an empty glass itself, or 2/3 an iPhone, etc. 0.1lb/0.5kg/500g is about 16 fluid ounce in water, so it's probably a good balance point.
0.1kg is the weight of 100ml of water, which is about 3.3oz
It's a toothbrush. Why does it need all this tech and an app? It's better to think about sustainability. I had an Oral B IO electric toothbrush. The retail price is nuts and the brushes are expensive and can't really be recycled. Imagine millions of these out there slowly rotting. I gave up on the IO and bought this one instead. Simple design and battery lasts longer too. https://www.trysuri.com/
I love my sonicare. The only thing I would change is the 2 minute shutoff. I have all of my wisdom teeth and never had braces, so I need more time for a good job, but the actual cleaning performance is great. I literally had a hygenist say "Your home care is excellent".
I don't know if it needs this much tech, but if people will buy it, they're gonna make it.
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I'm willing to believe that the best electronic switches can last longer than the best mechanical switches, but there's so many more ways for an electronic switch to fail that it's a lot easier for me to trust an off-the-shelf mechanical switch than an off-the-shelf electronic one, especially if the cost of failure of the mechanical switch is just an easy swap in of another one.
In what ways can a purely electronic, no moving parts, switch fail? There are so many different mechanical things that can break, jam, get gummed up...
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only if it is true, but for that they would also need cameras on you at all times.
Just a scale on your smart toilet seat would do.
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I have a third party brush head for my Philips Sonicare with none of the smart features and no electronics in the head (there's an air gap where they usually are) and it still works fine. This makes me wonder all the more why they put the effort in to secure the head.
Engineer gonna engineer. Someone probably just had the time and misplaced passion for security, and when they explained at the weekly standup that they'd added lockout after three attempts, everybody just nodded and moved on.
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I have it as well and at this point used the same head for 5 months. There's no visible deterioration and I exceed the recommended brushing time by doing 5 instead of 3 minutes. Why exactly is the head only good for 3 months?
You probably don't brush correctly: you need to apply sufficient pressure on your teeth so the bristles can scrub the enamel well enough. Or else there is no way your head has no visible deterioration after 5 months at 5 min per brushing.
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I have this brush and would highly encourage you to swap the head when the brush asks you to do so, for the sake of your dental health.
I have it as well and at this point used the same head for 5 months. There's no visible deterioration and I exceed the recommended brushing time by doing 5 instead of 3 minutes. Why exactly is the head only good for 3 months?
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My pet peeve with bathroom scales is that it is impossible to find one that actually does what it claims and has accuracy of +-0.1kg. They do show the measurement to 0.1, but just shifting your weight differently can cause a difference of hundreds of grams. Does anyone knlw a scale that actually measures at 0.1kg accuracy?
Is it ever significant to know? Your body weight varies naturally depending on food intake, waste disposal, and even when you last went for a hair cut. If sub-kilo variations are medically relevant, I would expect one to measure more than just weight.
When making weight for a sport. Any more time than necessary spent dehydrating is energy and recovery you're not going to have for the event.