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So it is a lens, CR232 batteries, and a LED... and you are invited to use and throw it away with the battery? not very clever.
by gcb0 13y ago
So it is a lens, CR232 batteries, and a LED... and you are invited to use and throw it away with the battery? not very clever.
- dhaivatpandya 13y agoI think this comment exemplifies the "HN negativity syndrome". Completely disregarding the years of effort poured into developing a paper lens, etc., you simply dump the innovation into the "not very clever" pile?
- gcb0 13y agopaper lens?! are you trying to signify the other side of HN that upvotes kickstarter links without even reading? :D
- dhaivatpandya 13y agoSee research paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.1211 http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.1211 When I said "paper lens", I meant the idea of embedding the lens into the paper.
- userbinator 13y agoDid you mean s/clever/environmentally friendly/ ?
- tedsanders 13y agoThe battery is optional (slides can be backlit by holding the foldscope up to a room light or even the sun). Throwing it away is optional (these foldscopes are quite durable). I think your criticism can be applied to any consumer good, since all consumer goods eventually end up being thrown away.