Just.....why?
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If it’s anything like mine, it works just fine without the app. The app just does brush tracking and shit. I don’t need any of that, so I never set it up. But I suspect even if I had, it would still let me use it without being logged into the app.
I suspect the same is true here. That the function of the toothbrush is available regardless of whether it’s logging data to your phone.
But that's way too rational and doesn't let me rage, I don't like it!
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Just kidding, I use home assistant and my oral-b toothbrush broadcasts using BLE, which Is capture using the oral-b integration. You don’t need to be logged in.
Oh god I hope this is sarcasm. I'm good with my old, dumb oral-b that does nothing but brush my fucking teeth.
I imagine getting a notification on their phone reminding them if they've not brushed their teeth by a set time might help forgetful people to remember to brush their teeth, and if it's via Home Assistant, which is self-hosted, entirely local, and open-source, there's no downside other than having to set it up in the first place.
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It's the experience of a toothbrush collecting data about your daily routines to sell for profit.
Ah yes, there's a whole line forming to buy data about teeth brushing, it's like a gold mine.
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How repairable are we talking? Can the battery be replaced?
I have the cheapest oral-b (bought for under 20 euros about a decade ago) and it uses AA-batteries, a pair of rechargeable ikea 1900mah batteries last for about 100 cumulative minutes of usage.
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IoT has gotten way out of hand
wrote on last edited by [email protected]No it hasn't. Nerds spend all day looking for edge cases with mostly unsuccessful dumb ideas then screech while having the option of 40 different branded regular brushes in every grocery store.
It's angry permanently online rage fiends.
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We should not be shaming the consumers, but educating them. The blame is on the companies for making such a terrible product in the first place, the consumer only found out how bad it was after. Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
Not that I don't completely agree with your sentiment, but to make people start advocating for themselves, you have to make them see you are a friend, and the company is the enemy.
(not that the oop would ever see this post, comment or reply because who on twitter is also using lemmy, but you get it right?)
Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
I bought this $50 brush than didn't use it for 6 months 
I weep for all 5 of you that happened to.
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Uh, looking that up, it really doesn't seem to be true.
It was sarcasm. They were making fun of the comments.
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I wonder if it's so you can get a calendar of usage tines. Could be handy to ensure kids are brushing for the right amount of time?
It does that plus map areas you are missing. Probably overkill for most but could be a good teaching tool as you suggest.
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If you meet a man who has been logged out of his toothbrush, do not mourn him. He has chosen thus. He is exactly where he has desired to be.
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Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
I bought this $50 brush than didn't use it for 6 months I weep for all 5 of you that happened to.
You don't have to not use it. You just have to not consistently use the app for 6 months. This is not about the users. Its about the abuse of the users. Regardless of if they did or did not use it for 6 months, the company should not force things upon you at random. I don't understand the mentality of attacking people who are ignorant of the evils companies do. We all walk different paths, and no one learns without being taught.
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It was sarcasm. They were making fun of the comments.
Oh, alright, I guess...
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Right? I buy only open-source wifi toothbrushes. Still waiting on the year of the Linux toothbrush, tbh
My esp32 vibrator-toothbrush is up on GitHub. Might take it down later, idk.
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I mean, it looks more like you got logged out of your app.
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Ah yes, there's a whole line forming to buy data about teeth brushing, it's like a gold mine.
You joke, but I guarantee there's a market. Consider health insurance companies that see an opportunity to charge everyone more unless they can prove their good brushing habits via app data.
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My esp32 vibrator-toothbrush is up on GitHub. Might take it down later, idk.
There's no one maintaining the repo. St this point, the brush is gonna be archived
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If you meet a man who has been logged out of his toothbrush, do not mourn him. He has chosen thus. He is exactly where he has desired to be.
Mourn for this man, not for his choices but for his lack of them; a store selling expired milk should be put out of business by the authorities, not by a mob of post-poisoned shoppers.
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Imagine explaining the concept of this to a 16th century peasant, let alone some rich person from the 2000s, like nobody would've ever been ready to comprehend the existence of a wi-fi enabled toothbrush.
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It's the experience of a toothbrush collecting data about your daily routines to sell for profit.
Who is interested in that data other than Oral-B and their competitors though? Oral-B isn't collecting that data to sell to itself, and they certainly wouldn't want their competition using it
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If it’s anything like mine, it works just fine without the app. The app just does brush tracking and shit. I don’t need any of that, so I never set it up. But I suspect even if I had, it would still let me use it without being logged into the app.
I suspect the same is true here. That the function of the toothbrush is available regardless of whether it’s logging data to your phone.
The function is available for now.
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I am what you would call a technology enthusiast, or what some people have dubbed as a gadget whore. I love little electronic devices that make my life easier. However, at no time in my life, will I ever need or desire a toothbrush that needs WiFi access or a subscription to some service. It really isn’t necessary or even useful. It’s like the old comic about the toilet that needs a phone app.
