I am what you would call a technology enthusiast, or what some people have dubbed as a gadget whore. I love little electronic devices that make my life easier. However, at no time in my life, will I ever need or desire a toothbrush that needs WiFi access or a subscription to some service. It really isn’t necessary or even useful. It’s like the old comic about the toilet that needs a phone app.
Just.....why?
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billwashere@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
old comic
12-13-24
Gates9@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
More like “Enshitify app”, amirite?
Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 hours ago
Deshittify, technically.
Linkalee@sh.itjust.works 3 hours ago
You jest, but smart toilets actually are a thing now… Though from what I can tell, they use remotes instead of apps. So no wifi or subscriptions, but you better not break that remote.
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
Whoa, you are not kidding. The toilet is powered (not so unusual for bidet toilets), but it looks like there’s no mechanical override. Just a ‘remote’ control panel with a flush button (among many other features). That I’m sure is hygienic.
The video is about how to bluetooth pair the remote to the toilet. There are so many points of possible failure here, I can’t even.
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
But then how will you download the latest pulse patterns? You could be missing out on a more optimal brushing experience.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Reminds me of my Dyson fan. When I put it away for the season the battery inside the remote leaked and the remote is dead now. So I download the Dyson remote control app. There’s only an on button on the fan itself, so in order to sync my phone to the fan i need the original remote to navigate the settings and go to “sync”
So my dead remote is required to activate any other remote
xylol@leminal.space 4 hours ago
I think most of those toothbrushes use Bluetooth if you want to track your brush stats or something with like home assistant, mine came with that and I totally forgot until my home assistant pinged me one day to add the device, I got that toothbrush in like 2017 on some sale and I wanted an electric tooth brush
AnAverageSnoot@lemmy.ca 3 hours ago
Although I don’t have one that’s smart, I have researched enough into electric toothbrushes to know that this title is exaggerating. The app is just to store your brushing information. People like tracking data about themselves as it helps with positive reinforcement. The app just allows you to see your analytics much like an app to count your steps or activity levels. It on no way “disables” your brushing experience.
OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 2 hours ago
I have one that is smart, and you are spot on. It was nice to use in the beginning to get an idea of what pressure is recommended and time spent on each section. But I have uninstalled and been running app free for several years now - with zero issues.
RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
This seemed a little clickbait-y
solsangraal@lemmy.zip 9 hours ago
if you’re not on your way to get a refund for that bullshit, then that’s entirely on you and i have no sympathy
that shit exists because people keep fucking buying it
frunch@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Right? I buy only open-source wifi toothbrushes. Still waiting on the year of the Linux toothbrush, tbh
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 hours ago
If you can’t run Doom on it, is it really your toothbrush?
Blooper@lemmynsfw.com 6 hours ago
My esp32 vibrator-toothbrush is up on GitHub. Might take it down later, idk.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
Can you turned a Raspberry Pi into a toothbrush? lol
Turret3857@infosec.pub 8 hours ago
We should not be shaming the consumers, but educating them. The blame is on the companies for making such a terrible product in the first place, the consumer only found out how bad it was after. Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
Not that I don’t completely agree with your sentiment, but to make people start advocating for themselves, you have to make them see you are a friend, and the company is the enemy.
(not that the oop would ever see this post, comment or reply because who on twitter is also using lemmy, but you get it right?)
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
Sometimes, you can no longer return a product because its X days out of policy.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I bought this $50 brush than didn’t use it for 6 months 👌👍
I weep for all 5 of you that happened to.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
If it’s anything like mine, it works just fine without the app. The app just does brush tracking and shit. I don’t need any of that, so I never set it up. But I suspect even if I had, it would still let me use it without being logged into the app.
I suspect the same is true here. That the function of the toothbrush is available regardless of whether it’s logging data to your phone.
Tja@programming.dev 7 hours ago
But that’s way too rational and doesn’t let me rage, I don’t like it!
xylol@leminal.space 4 hours ago
Yeah I got mine on sale a few years ago and totally forgot it had that until it showed up on my home assistant when I got a ZigBee USB dongle for my pi
raynethackery@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The function is available for now.
teuniac_@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
But… how else am I going to connect my toothbrush to my smarthome…?
Just kidding, I use home assistant and my oral-b toothbrush broadcasts using BLE, which Is capture using the oral-b integration. You don’t need to be logged in
I agree. It’s super dumb to buy IOT toothbrushes that require you to be logged in. Luckily I’m not one of those people, so that doesn’t apply to me. Phew…
Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 hours ago
Just kidding, I use home assistant and my oral-b toothbrush broadcasts using BLE, which Is capture using the oral-b integration. You don’t need to be logged in.
Oh god I hope this is sarcasm. I’m good with my old, dumb oral-b that does nothing but brush my fucking teeth.
WereCat@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
People keeping buying it because they don’t know this shit exist. And once they already buy it… Hey, as long as it works…
redditor_chatter44@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
Exactly
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
If you meet a man who has been logged out of his toothbrush, do not mourn him. He has chosen thus. He is exactly where he has desired to be.
tetris11@feddit.uk 6 hours ago
Mourn for this man, not for his choices but for his lack of them; a store selling expired milk should be put out of business by the authorities, not by a mob of post-poisoned shoppers.
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
But any man’s toothbrush logout diminishes me
Because I am involved in brushing my teeth
Ethalis@jlai.lu 9 hours ago
Why did you have to login in the first place? What’s an “Oral-B brushing experience”?
Deme@sopuli.xyz 9 hours ago
It’s the experience of a toothbrush collecting data about your daily routines to sell for profit.
Tja@programming.dev 7 hours ago
Ah yes, there’s a whole line forming to buy data about teeth brushing, it’s like a gold mine.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 6 hours ago
Who is interested in that data other than Oral-B and their competitors though? Oral-B isn’t collecting that data to sell to itself, and they certainly wouldn’t want their competition using it
Vinstaal0@feddit.nl 8 hours ago
You can use the Oral B with some electric brushes to see where you have brushed and where you haven’t to help you with not missing anything.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 8 hours ago
You have brushed in New York and Philadelphia this week!
Tetsuo@jlai.lu 5 hours ago
I found a 350€ OralB toothbrush in a shop recently in France.
I couldn’t believe the amount of bullshit you have to cram in to up a toothbrush to that level of price.
Pic : Image
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 hours ago
My sister, a dentistry student, got one in a promo event. It glows when you walk by to remind you to brush. Drove me nuts.
But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
I have two of these i bought for $30 each
I use a website that has auctions near me that sell Amazon abandoned packages. I find these often
modus@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Does it come with a “feminine stimulation” accessory?
biggerbogboy@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
Imagine explaining the concept of this to a 16th century peasant, let alone some rich person from the 2000s, like nobody would’ve ever been ready to comprehend the existence of a wi-fi enabled toothbrush.
AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
My toothbrush is as dumb as it comes. The only smart thing it does is charging itself when I put it in its charger base. And that should be the standard.
tpihkal@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
No reason to even use electricity. A damp cloth and some baking soda works just as well!
gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 hours ago
Uh, looking that up, it really doesn’t seem to be true.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
MiDaBa@lemmy.ml 3 hours ago
Renew your subscription to continue brushing
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 7 hours ago
Because you don’t want someone else using your toothbrush on your account. Do you?
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Escalator temporarily stairs
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
sudden prick sensation when brushing teeth
robotic female voice: The user has been injected in the gums with a lethal poison that will approximately kill in two days. Please renew your subscription to receive the antidote injection.
Arigion@feddit.org 4 hours ago
I have an io10. It is not worth it. The 3D Tracking does not work reliable for me. The cleaning result seem to be good, but you can get that from a cheaper model too. io6 or something. The new brush heads are expensive, but good imho. Also the app only works for one person, sharing with different brushed does not work. Battery is not replaceable. Won’t buy again.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 6 hours ago
I mean, it looks more like you got logged out of your app.
everett@lemmy.ml 5 hours ago
For now.
Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 9 hours ago
We have recently gotten ourselves some SURI toothbrushes and they are eco friendly, repairable, the heads are recyclable/ biodegradable. They also give a better clean than my old oral b electric. Quieter too. Highly recommend.
asbestos@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
How repairable are we talking? Can the battery be replaced?
Tja@programming.dev 7 hours ago
I have the cheapest oral-b (bought for under 20 euros about a decade ago) and it uses AA-batteries, a pair of rechargeable ikea 1900mah batteries last for about 100 cumulative minutes of usage.
Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Yup, you need to send it back to them but for a few quid (or included if you have their replacement head subscription) they will change the battery for you.
JohnSmith@feddit.uk 7 hours ago
Rhod Gilbert on toothbrush is worth watching if you haven’t seen it yet.
JackbyDev@programming.dev 4 hours ago
fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 8 hours ago
I wonder if it’s so you can get a calendar of usage tines. Could be handy to ensure kids are brushing for the right amount of time?
IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
It does that plus map areas you are missing. Probably overkill for most but could be a good teaching tool as you suggest.
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 hours ago
Because people are dumb and buy these shitty products.
I want a smart watch, but none do what I want without an account so I don’t own that ether.
Dr_Fetus_Jackson@lemmy.world 7 minutes ago
You serious, Clark?