When I saw this post I assumed it was a parody
Really? A $100 alarm clock with WiFi that requires a Nintendo account subscription? It’s going to be sold out tomorrow.
Nintendo's latest product, "alarmo"
Submitted 6 months ago by Shadow@lemmy.ca to gaming@beehaw.org
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/nintendo-sound-clock-alarmo-121311/
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Moonrise2473@feddit.it 6 months ago
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
The main gimmick is that it has tracking features builtin and will stop alarming when you go out of bed, without interaction. I tracks you in bed. To me this sounds alarming, because it collects data, so you can analyze your sleep, and has connection to the internet. Absolutely nogo.
I can just hit the button manually on my phone and its done. And I can already use any song I want.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 months ago
Nintendo also recently did the Pokenon sleep app which was about tracking your sleep and a bunch of wearables have been shouting they intend to get better about it too…
I don’t know if I want to know why suddenly data on People’s sleep patterns is so profitable but yeah no way am I inviting data tracking and biometric harvesting into my bed with me.
trucy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 months ago
Nintendo switch online required
They finally stopped pretending they weren’t about programmed obsolescence
aniki@lemmings.world 6 months ago
I kinda wanna reverse/side engineer a replica you can DIY because fuck Nintendo.
Vodulas@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Could probably use this as a base
aniki@lemmings.world 6 months ago
Unfortunately your guide links to stuff on adafruit that’s out of stock - mostly the screen/microprocessor…
I found this guide that has a walk through with full code and an easy to use library for making the interface quite a bit better:
luciole@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Do you guys not have phones?
Seigest@lemmy.ca 6 months ago
Between this and Pokémon sleep I’m questioning why Nintendo needs to watch us sleep.
yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
Two reasons:
- Sleep data can give some information on your health but isn’t regulated as strictly as health data. Health data == Money
- Companies want your time and attention. TV manufacturers want you to use your TV as much as possible, social media companies want you to use their platform as much as possible, video game developers want you to play their games as much as possible. Nintendo successfully gained people’s time when outside through Pokèmon Go already. Now they’re trying to expand to your time sleeping. There’s not much time left which isn’t utilized by companies somewhat. Maybe there will be a Pokèmon School/Work soon?
GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Announcing a new partnership with Jira…
GammaGames@beehaw.org 6 months ago
They’ve had this type of stuff in the works for at least a decade
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
I’ve tried to correct the perspective in GIMP. There are probably better quality versions of the image, but I just wanted to have fun.
- INGESTION HAZARD: This product contains a button or cell or coin battery
- DEATH or serious injury can occur if in???sted
- A swallowed button cell or coin battery can cause Internal Chemical Burns ?? as little as 2 hours
- KEEP new and used batteries OUT OF REACH of CHILDREN
- Seek immediate medical attention if a battery is suspected to be swallowed or inserted inside any part of the body
Wait a minute, inserted any part of the body?
GlennicusM@beehaw.org 6 months ago
- DEATH or serious injury can occur if ingested
- A swallowed button cell or coin battery can cause Internal Chemical Burns in as little as 2 hours
Filled in the blanks for you.
thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Thank you. :-) I’ll correct edit.
savvywolf@pawb.social 6 months ago
Okay, so there’s two lines I could go down for this.
The first is to joke about the recent controversy, and say that they’re only doing this so they can sue other alarm clock manufacturers for patent infringement.
The second is a wordplay by calling it “the s-watch”. But that doesn’t really translate well to text.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Switch 2 taking on a crazy form
hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
All my homies hate Nintendo.
Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 6 months ago
I think this is actually kinda cool. But I wish they had custom “Nintendo sounds” made specifically for the clock rather than game noises.
I feel like this would be a sure-fire way to make me feel negative emotions when hearing various game sounds.
sapphiria@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
I didn’t realize it was April 1st already.
“Alarmo” sounds like an elf name from Disenchantment.
Templa@beehaw.org 6 months ago
The first thing I thought was “Did I suddently wake up on April 1st??”.
storksforlegs@beehaw.org 6 months ago
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thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Is this an out of season alarm fools joke?