Eight Sleep’s products rely on cloud connectivity to control temperature and track biometric data. When AWS went down, users lost access to the app that manages its water-cooled coils, leaving them stuck with whatever setting was last active.
Insane oversight to design the bed (or any product like this, really) such that it can’t be adjusted without the internet.
But then they wouldn’t be able to force customers to send them analytics to over-pattern-recognize other companies into buying from them!
Think of all the startups that need this crucial sleep data! Why, how else would they get a more complete picture of how the launch of their product is impacting the other influential members of the tech circles‽
Insane oversight to design the bed (or any product like this, really) such that it can’t be adjusted without the internet.
It’s not an oversight, they charge another $500 for the version with control buttons on it.
But then they wouldn’t be able to force customers to send them analytics to over-pattern-recognize other companies into buying from them!
Think of all the startups that need this crucial sleep data! Why, how else would they get a more complete picture of how the launch of their product is impacting the other influential members of the tech circles‽
Nice interrobang you got there.
My DIY floor thermostat has a 20 cent watchdog chip that requires a ping from the main MCU every 10 seconds or it will cut power to the heater.