Why Would I Buy This Useless, Evil Thing?
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Why Would I Buy This Useless, Evil Thing?
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#2My question is what happens when you veer off the happy path for a given task? Like if your hotel cancels, or thinks you didn't pay and you did? Seems like disasters waiting to happen.
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#4I don't even think it's properly monetizable, it needs a lot of juice in the backend.
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#5Teenage Engineering does interesting and good work. Similar to Kano, they have very good modern design ideas and they produce actual devices. That's the best thing about this useless evil thing. It exists in the world and can provide inspiration for others to work on.
Another positive-ish thing to say would be is that this device is likely going to increase in value. Not because its popular but because it is going to be rare.
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#6This is an imperfect glance at the future. The apple watch is another: my gf interacts with hers mostly by voice, and uses it instead of her phone for most things.
With the limited bandwidth of voice, your interaction with the phone will be tiktokified: some algos will decide what’s spam, what’s legit, what you should see right now. Unless you can afford a flagship phone, your phone will be as worthless as google search.
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#7Okay…then don’t buy it. Have a nice day
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#8It seems to me the author of this article is going to have a tough time in the coming brave new world. I do love the writing style and wit though and Im even inclined to agree. Still, AI-ALL-THE-THINGS is coming. Imagine a Siri/Alexa that actually DOES STUFF.
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#9I'm not so aligned with this article. I think this product shows a great deal of vision and creative risk. Even if it ends up as a failed experiment, I think it's still a worthwhile effort, and I'll be happy to see where they go with it.
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#10a "cool SUV"... Sorry I can't do that Dave. (Besides, to an American who doesn't live in NYC or WDC, it feels like a lot more of a vacation to ride the train.)