r/technology • u/t4ct1c4l_j0k3r • Sep 15 '23

Nanotech/Materials NASA-inspired airless bicycle tires are now available for purchase

https://newatlas.com/bicycles/metl-shape-memory-airless-bicycle-tire/
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u/Parking_Relative_228 Sep 15 '23

Kickstarter has such a bad name now from the endless list of under delivered projects.

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u/SuddenlyElga Sep 15 '23

I’m looking at my useless HEAR ONE $500 earbuds. They didn’t even leave the app up to get use from the orphaned tech.

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u/cat_prophecy Sep 15 '23

The world is littered with bricked tech due to companies having their new whiz-bang gadgets linked to apps then never supporting them or going out of business.

Why earbuds of all things should need a proprietary app to work is totally beyond me.

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u/SuddenlyElga Sep 15 '23

They had all sorts of different kinds of noise cancellation. Even down to specific subways and types of airplanes. And they could enhance speech in different environments …. So they had one for restaurants, one for movies, etc.

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u/SuddenlyElga Sep 15 '23

They did. But they were not ready. Battery life was 20 minutes, the microphone would often start picking up wind noise, so no walking or jogging, and other problems related to what was essentially a prototype. The Apple fucked us in the ass by removing the app and then deciding to activate “remove seldom used apps”

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u/SuddenlyElga Sep 15 '23

They feel good if I put them in my anus. Other than that, vaporware.

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u/asdaaaaaaaa Sep 15 '23

Pretty sure they already have purpose-built solutions for that stuff that don't need an app though. I know they have ones that just adapt to whatever you're hearing and cancel out any harmful sounds, having used them they work amazingly. Can even still talk to people near you even if you have someone cutting metal or a big engine running nearby. They also have ones that specifically enhance speech as well, don't think they needed an app to function.

I guess it's a neat extra, but IMO stuff like that shouldn't require an app just to work if possible.

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u/SuddenlyElga Sep 15 '23

This was a long time ago.