Submitted 3 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/ifixit-the-samsung-galaxy-ring-is-400-of-disposable-tech/
Each ring will be contributing to the growing e-waste problem after a couple of years or so.
I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: opensource after deprecation. The product isn’t supported, maintained, for any reason: open source the entire thing.
It should not be in a company’s interest to release products that just become bricks or junk without their input. It’s not in our interest either.
Not exactly relevant, but there is The European Citizens initiative to do that for games you can sign: www.stopkillinggames.com
Signed and shared with friends in the EU.
Here’s another one to sign publicmoneypubliccode.eu
Who would have thought 1984 got there by crowdfunding ingsoc right in our lives…
I like the tech though but isnt there a way to run/charge by body/ambient temperature?
nicerdicer@feddit.org 3 months ago
This is a very good question from the comments of the ifixit article. It would have been smart, if that “cut here” feature would have been included into the concept. It would have underlined that this indeed is a smart device.
Evotech@lemmy.world 3 months ago
What would cutting a slit open do exactly? It’s still all covered in resin
nicerdicer@feddit.org 3 months ago
Cutting the ring on a designated place would allow to remove the ring from a finger in case of an emergency. But you can’t cut the ring in a random place, because of the battery.
Imagine your ring needs to be cut off while you are in the hospital: without knowing where the battery is placed it is a guessing game for the doctors where to cut the ring. This is a risk, because when the battery gets cut it will react with the ambient oxygen in the air, causing a fire which is hard to put out, since it can’t be extinguished easily.