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The Zen of Product Design: How Lockitron Let Go of the Non-Essential
- officialchicken 11y agoTLDR; A physical product was value-engineered to reach price point. Using radios to adjust mechanical tumblers via solenoid or magnetron - with mechanical key override - goes back to at least 60 years. A quick patent search reveals many examples. So, what's the koan here, if it's really zen-like?