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When tech hardware becomes paperweights (basic.bearblog.dev)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Now I have this blood pressure monitor device that doesn't work without a logged in app and is a paperweight. I'm lucky I never invested into their ecosystem of health products. Lesson is no matter how popular a brand is, there is no guarantee they will be around. I've lost all my health data and there is no way to get it back.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

I've been slowly making my way into the smart home ecosystem and was incredibly concerned about these not because of paperweight necessarily but because of needing to send data to a company over the internet which might not be available when it's needed.

So I ended up going with Home Assistant and I'm really happy about the launch of the Works with Home Assistant program with the logo on devices.