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As a young person who wants to remember to take her pills, to cut down on her soda consumption, to track how much she exercises (and maybe turn it into a game o

As a young person who wants to remember to take her pills, to cut down on her soda consumption, to track how much she exercises (and maybe turn it into a game of walking further every week), and no doubt some more that I can't think of right now, this product sounds like it'd be amazing. The video is a brilliant marketing asset. It showed me some very real problems of mine, and how it could help me solve them (by tracking things that I want to, and gamifying them). The only issue is cost. As a young, single person, £166 is prohibitively expensive. It's likely not worth it for me. Is it worth it for people with families and kids? If they had £166 to spend, could they find something more pressing to spend it on?

woofyman 13y ago
I'll save you money. I'll be Dad. Stop drinking soda and walk more.
- vdaniuk 13y ago
  You're really bad dad if that is the best advice you can give.
  - woofyman 13y ago
    Floss twice a day and buy a pedometer.
- bluejellybean 13y ago
  This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - One of the more silly trends lately. Does it honestly matter how many steps you took today? No, not really. Pill taking - A weekly pill container solves this already for a few dollars and is old person friendly. Check-ins - Have your kid text/call you when they arrive home. Can’t use a phone? Don’t leave them alone. Brushing teeth - Does anyone here not brush their teeth? Anyone at all? Guess that problem doesn’t really exist. Temperature - Look at your thermostat. If you really care, go buy some nest products, they got you covered. This product tries to make you feel like you have no idea what is going on in your everyday life (but don’t worry, they can help!). You have your own daily pattern and I guarantee you know what happens in it already. Don’t get me wrong, this thing has potential in other specialized areas but for its intended purpose and what most people will end up using it for, it’ just more gadget bloat.
  - DanBC 13y ago
    Many people have little to no idea how much alcohol they really drink each week. Pill management is considerably more tricky than that for some people - especially if there are young people in the house. Some medications have strict and weird requirements to when and how they're taken.
    - woofyman 13y ago
      Does mother know that you've eaten or have an empty stomach ?
      - theorique 13y ago
        Yes, mother weighs your poo.
    - bluejellybean 13y ago
      Unless you put a tracker on every bottle you own and the ones at the bar, this won't solve the drinking issue. As for pill management, I'm not sure what problems you are talking about with young people but I do know the issue with pills. I currently live with an elderly couple that have to take a huge amount of different pills. They just use multiple weekly pill bottles with a time/requirement note. Cheap and non-complicated to work with.
  - kstenerud 13y ago
    "Check-ins - Have your kid text/call you when they arrive home. Can’t use a phone? Don’t leave them alone." Or better yet: Leave them alone and stop hovering. The world is safer today than it has ever been, and yet parental paranoia is at an all time high.
    - bluejellybean 13y ago
      I agree completely, I'm simply saying for the overprotective ones, you don't need this toy
- vertex-four 13y ago
  A bit snarky, but I get your point, absolutely. These problems are solvable today, and I'm working on them. I was mostly pointing out that the price is completely out of my range, as I see this as "something to help". We both agree that this is unnecessary; but it's at a price point which makes it seem that the creators think it's a necessity. There's a great many more useful things I could buy with £166.
  - woofyman 13y ago
    Yeah, sorry for the snark.
pnathan 13y ago
I know fitbit exists (for exercising/walking). There are also - I think - pill reminder apps & programs. At least DuckDuckGo sez so. For soda consumption, I recommend coffee (for caffeine) and selzer water w/ lime juice for the fizzies & casual drinking.

woofyman 13y ago

I'll save you money. I'll be Dad. Stop drinking soda and walk more.

vdaniuk 13y ago
You're really bad dad if that is the best advice you can give.
- woofyman 13y ago
  Floss twice a day and buy a pedometer.
bluejellybean 13y ago
This comment is fantastic! The trend in pointless analytics is annoying and isn't solving any real problems. All the ‘problems’ Mother solves are not really problems and it doesn’t seem to serve any truly useful purpose. Wakeup times - Already solved by the alarm on your clock. Managing drink consumption - Drink more or less than you currently do. Staying fit/active - Go workout/exercise once a day. Step tracking - One of the more silly trends lately. Does it honestly matter how many steps you took today? No, not really. Pill taking - A weekly pill container solves this already for a few dollars and is old person friendly. Check-ins - Have your kid text/call you when they arrive home. Can’t use a phone? Don’t leave them alone. Brushing teeth - Does anyone here not brush their teeth? Anyone at all? Guess that problem doesn’t really exist. Temperature - Look at your thermostat. If you really care, go buy some nest products, they got you covered. This product tries to make you feel like you have no idea what is going on in your everyday life (but don’t worry, they can help!). You have your own daily pattern and I guarantee you know what happens in it already. Don’t get me wrong, this thing has potential in other specialized areas but for its intended purpose and what most people will end up using it for, it’ just more gadget bloat.
- DanBC 13y ago
  Many people have little to no idea how much alcohol they really drink each week. Pill management is considerably more tricky than that for some people - especially if there are young people in the house. Some medications have strict and weird requirements to when and how they're taken.
  - woofyman 13y ago
    Does mother know that you've eaten or have an empty stomach ?
    - theorique 13y ago
      Yes, mother weighs your poo.
  - bluejellybean 13y ago
    Unless you put a tracker on every bottle you own and the ones at the bar, this won't solve the drinking issue. As for pill management, I'm not sure what problems you are talking about with young people but I do know the issue with pills. I currently live with an elderly couple that have to take a huge amount of different pills. They just use multiple weekly pill bottles with a time/requirement note. Cheap and non-complicated to work with.
- kstenerud 13y ago
  "Check-ins - Have your kid text/call you when they arrive home. Can’t use a phone? Don’t leave them alone." Or better yet: Leave them alone and stop hovering. The world is safer today than it has ever been, and yet parental paranoia is at an all time high.
  - bluejellybean 13y ago
    I agree completely, I'm simply saying for the overprotective ones, you don't need this toy
vertex-four 13y ago
A bit snarky, but I get your point, absolutely. These problems are solvable today, and I'm working on them. I was mostly pointing out that the price is completely out of my range, as I see this as "something to help". We both agree that this is unnecessary; but it's at a price point which makes it seem that the creators think it's a necessity. There's a great many more useful things I could buy with £166.
- woofyman 13y ago
  Yeah, sorry for the snark.

pnathan 13y ago

I know fitbit exists (for exercising/walking). There are also - I think - pill reminder apps & programs. At least DuckDuckGo sez so. For soda consumption, I recommend coffee (for caffeine) and selzer water w/ lime juice for the fizzies & casual drinking.