Comment on You can’t replace the battery in Lego’s Smart Bricks — and many of its sensors aren’t available yet

• borkborkbork@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

  I don’t believe there’s any AI involved.

  yet. wait.

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  • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

    Okay but I don’t think it’s fair to criticise a product based on hypothetical enshittification.

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    • borkborkbork@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      then criticize it for robbing children of their imaginations and producing more e-waste.

      there’s plenty of reasons to dislike it.

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      • MurrayL@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Yes, I agree on both of those points.

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• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The point is to suck any imagination out a child’s head.

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• leoj@piefed.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  HA I’ve been so brainwashed by 2025 I see the word smart and stupidly assume AI.

  Looks like its just sensors.

  I actually think this makes it worse because it doesn’t really bring a whole lot to the table from a STEM-toy perspective, although I guess learning to utilize sensors could be good for some kids if there is any type of granular control.

  I grew up with Lego Mindstorms, so it can definitely inspire.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, I was really expecting some Mindstorms-level magic when I saw the first announcement teasers. The fact that it’s just an RFID reader with some LEDs is beyond disappointing.

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, I was really expecting some Mindstorms-level magic when I saw the first announcement teasers.

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    • leoj@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I remember setting up Mindstorms to alert whenever a door was opened, so we could specifically stay up all night reading and know if our parents opened their bedroom door… Simpler times!

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