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they should still have made it rechargeable tbh.
by dwa3592 11mo ago
they should still have made it rechargeable tbh.
- InsideOutSanta 11mo agoYeah, this would have been a neat tool for "middle-of-the-night" thoughts, but I don't want a disposable electronic device. I get why it is that way; not having any charging hardware probably makes the device much smaller. But I'd rather it be a bit bigger and rechargeable.
- behringer 11mo agoI dont believe it would be even more circuitry. 2 exposed pins and maybe a diode if you really want some protection. They did this to sell more rings.
- _flux 11mo agoHow much rechargeability really requires from hardware point of view? I suppose the problem is that there are no standard for tiny magnetic chargers/cables. Every watch comes with their own, and they need be custom designed. For a device this large as much of the charging electronics should be outside the ring. And another (small?) problem is that you'd need to electrically protect those external pins.
- noveltyaccount 11mo agoI'm with you, a little pogo-pin connector with all the charging circuitry in the external dongle would add, I don't know, ten dollars to the BOM. Very cool product but I won't buy a gadget I know I'd dispose in two years.
- dwa3592 11mo agoThey can still make another version which is slightly larger and is rechargeable; and let people decide what they prefer more.