People who fall for these random tech gizmo startups deserve to be scammed(hexbear.net)

posted 3 months ago

RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.net

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I’m not some tech genius who could spot a fake product a hundred miles away. I’m just not a gullible dumbass

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CanYouFeelItMrKrabs [any, he/him]@hexbear.net

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3 months ago

The things were recently released but idk if anyone has actually bought them l.

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Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org

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3 months ago

Pretty sure quite a few people got in on the R1 because it was cheap ($200) and designed by Teenage Engineering which people fucking love for some reason.

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Chronicon [they/them]@hexbear.net

5 points

3 months ago

yep. I don’t get it, like at all. Sure if it was a cute design and actually was a useful concept I could see it, but a cute design for a worthless product just makes me angrier, it doesn’t mitigate the functionality issues at all

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Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org

9 points

3 months ago

I unapologetically despise TE. Their synths are underpowered, overpriced bleep bloop squonk boxes with intentionally obscure UI because “aesthetics”, but their cult following just eats that shit up when there are a bazillion other, cheaper, more capable devices out there. It doesn’t surprise me in the slightest that they had a hand in this disaster of a device and I hope their reputation suffers for it.

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Chronicon [they/them]@hexbear.net

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3 months ago

ah damn

I know nothing about synths, I don’t immediately hate their style in general at least judging by like the rabbit and the boombox and stuff (soooooooooo overpriced though), but the concept of selling a bare PCB as a “product” for $100+ and a shitty looking silicone case as a “pro” add on for another $30 is pretty shitty. They’re cashing in for sure. I guess that’s not a crime but its not for me

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Strayce@lemmy.sdf.org

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3 months ago

Exactly. And people fucking loved those things back when I was more active in the music scene. Having one was like a talking point. People would pull them out in the middle of conversations at gigs. Never mind that you can get a used Volca for not much more, that does more with a better UI, and most of them do actual MIDI, not just sync. But you don’t see people walking around with those in their pockets because Korg don’t have a fucking cult.

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FumpyAer [any, comrade/them]@hexbear.net

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3 months ago

Pocket operators were cool. OP-1 is cool if it weren’t so overpriced.

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