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Logitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technica (arstechnica.com)

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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

9.5 years is ancient in smart home devices.

Note to self. Don't buy smart devices. 9.5 years is like a sneeze to me. I still have a Nintendo NES from the late 1980s still in working order. I mean, I modded the video out, and replaced the pin connector. But it works.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Except for a fairly tiny niche community of users still using them for nostalgia reasons, the NES is absolutely also ancient and obsolete in every way and has been for several decades.

[–] chunes@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it? It still works while so-called newer/better technology goes to the landfill within years.

[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yes it is, because the HW is completely unnecessary, you can emulate it perfectly on a potato. It only serves a nostalgic purpose, which is also fine, but in all other aspects it is completely obsolete.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 9 months ago

emulate it perfectly

This is a far stronger claim than any of the developers for these emulators claim.