CoedyDec 9
Guy who revived the Pebble watches and champions hacking/tinkering/open source has decided to make a single use (ewaste) smart ring dictator device. (???)
While the device seems great the fact it becomes completely useless after the battery runs out is criminal… seems there are many like me in his comments https://youtu.be/ArxhS4SQaP0?si=cmVys_oCCnkMcW42
#tech #smartring #justbuyanewone #ewaste
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Kevin Karhan Sep 12, 2023

@verge EXACTLY!

#Apple's #VirtueSignalling re: #Envoirmentalism is complete bs when they purposefully commit themselves to #AntiRepairDesign!

Because #Repairability and thus #UseLonger is always going to be more #sustainable than #JustBuyANewOne!

Show threadKevin Karhan Jul 10, 2023

@arstechnica it's just the #greed of big manufacturers to literally shill the next device and #DarkPattern clients into "#JustBuyANewOne!" that they employ...

I wished @Fairphone hadn't #downgrade|d the #FP4 with neither real #DualSIM [could've that #eSIM on a seperate #NanoSIM card!] nor a #HeadphoneJack [nor some smol adaptor that snugly fits in the bottom of the device to provide both #TRRS #Headset + #USB-C Data & Charging at the same time!

Show threadKevin Karhan Apr 23, 2023

@autonomysolidarity the problem is that tech is increasingly designed to be not #upgradeable, #repairable or even #reuseable and #recycleable.

A good example is the shit that #Apple does and everyone copies:

Like #soldered-down #RAM & #SSD|s, #rivieted-in keyboards and #glued-in #batteries.

There is no rational reason except making #repair and #upgrades uneconomically and more costly than "#JustBuyANewOne!"
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https://youtu.be/7cNg_ifibCQ?t=347

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