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submitted 9 months ago by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi

Some 5 years ago I used the toilet in a mall. Their urinals all had screens showing Android (4?) home screen. The screens were replaced with printed ads later.

Picture is from internet as I have lost mine since, but the product is same

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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Bezier@suppo.fi to c/internetofshit@suppo.fi

I discovered the purpose of what looked like an NFC tag in my toothbrush heads. More expensive smart versions of my toothbrush log how many times the head is used, and start nagging about replacement after a while. Unlike with printer ink, it at least doesn't disable old toothbrush heads.

https://hackaday.com/2023/05/27/hacking-a-smart-electric-toothbrush-to-reset-its-usage-counter/

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Stuffing "smart" features where they don't belong.

TODO:

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