Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square145fedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down13
arrow-up1423arrow-down1external-linkLogitech will brick its $100 Pop smart home buttons on October 15 - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agomessage-square145fedilink
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·21 days agoIs it? It still works while so-called newer/better technology goes to the landfill within years.
minus-squareExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·21 days agoYes it is, because the HW is completely unnecessary, you can emulate it perfectly on a potato. It only serves a nostalgic purpose, which is also fine, but in all other aspects it is completely obsolete.
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·20 days ago emulate it perfectly This is a far stronger claim than any of the developers for these emulators claim.
Is it? It still works while so-called newer/better technology goes to the landfill within years.
Yes it is, because the HW is completely unnecessary, you can emulate it perfectly on a potato. It only serves a nostalgic purpose, which is also fine, but in all other aspects it is completely obsolete.
This is a far stronger claim than any of the developers for these emulators claim.