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Over the past 3-4 years I've bought two products that were a LOT more complicated than they have any right to be. One was a flashlight (who the hell knew flash
by jedrek 13y ago
Over the past 3-4 years I've bought two products that were a LOT more complicated than they have any right to be.
One was a flashlight (who the hell knew flashlights could have firmware?), the other was my mattress. To this day, I'm not sure what the hell I'm sleeping on.
- beagle3 13y agoDo you have a link to a description of that firmwared flashlight?
- eichin 13y agoThey're probably talking about the "hexbright" (usb-rechargable, arduino-programmable, so you can implement UI experiments like "shake it to make it brighter" - it's also a really bright light.) Will it impact the market for boring "dead-battery storage" D-cell lights? Of course not. But if you've ever wanted to say "even my flashlight is open source..."
- makomk 13y agoIt's not just the Hexbright that has firmware; even a lot of the cheap Chinese-made LED torches are microprocessor-controlled these days.
- jedrek 13y agoI did most of my research while buying in Polish, but just check out this flashlight wiki: http://flashlightwiki.com/Main_Page http://flashlightwiki.com/Main_Page