• nomad
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      605 months ago

      Welp… Smart designer wouldn’t even have included a server. Bluetooth connection to the crib would have been enough. If it needs an app at all… Our motorized crib hat buttons you know. You are not gonna operate that thing remotely anyways.

    • @daq
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      It really isn’t unless they changed since we used it 5 years ago. It just had a microphone and went through several levels of rocking based on how much sound mics picked up. It worked whether it was connected or not. Internet was just for notifications. Your baby screaming is usually a pretty clear notification.

    • @ExtremeDullard
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      295 months ago

      and servers aren’t free

      Since when do cribs need a fucking server to rock?

    • @Tinidril@midwest.social
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      275 months ago

      Doesn’t seem all that smart to me. Does the company offer an API to the device so consumers can write their own “server”? No, I’m sure they have it locked down behind some proprietary encryption scheme so that anyone who tries can be charged with violating the digital millennium copywrite act.

        • @subtext@lemmy.world
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          25 months ago

          If you’ve never had a crying baby, you would not understand the lengths to which people are willing to go for some peaceful sleep.

          Also, I know mom / friend groups where the Snoo just gets passed around from mom to mom as they have their children and everyone pays in to defray the cost considerably.

          Not defending the subscription, but the Snoo not as stupid as you’re making it sound.

    • @Passerby6497@lemmy.world
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      55 months ago

      What fucking servers do an app and a Bluetooth enabled device need?

      This is just bullshit rent seeking, and blaming it on “servers” is just a lazy excuse for the practice.

    • @lemmylommy@lemmy.world
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      45 months ago

      The thing costs $1400. A very small fraction of that should be able to pay for a lifetime of Tuya or Amazon or whatever IOT cloud they are using.

    • @lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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      25 months ago

      Assuming they need a server at all (and that’s a big if), the computer time needed to handle a crib should be basically nothing. $1 a year would be an exorbitant charge.

      • These things are usually billed on a per-call basis. Costs can rise pretty dramatically pretty fast. Plus, you need to hire staff to manage the resources.

        Sure, you could set up a VPN to your home network and not have to go through their infrastructure, but 99% of consumers won’t do that.