WTF! (Update: he's fine.)
WTF! (Update: he's fine.)
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"Yes hello, Samsung support? The battery in my new Smart Necklace has started swelling and it's choking me out, what should I do? Ok, yes, I'm running very fast away from all other people, what next?"
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Hah, first thing that I thought of.
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Wedlock was a masterpiece.
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Can't wait for the smart 🐓 ring 🤓
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You're not worried about it slipping off constantly?
:D
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I haven't even looked but I can almost guarantee you this already exists.
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They do. tbh, it's not great. Basically only use it with a partner so it's more the connection with the partner that gets me off more than anything else.
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A smart rooster ring?
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Literally THE reason I've always been against the idea of smart rings. Wearables like a watch are fine, because they don't permanently seal themselves around your appendages when they fail; you can always unclasp the band of a watch.
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You could certainly build a ring that unfolds or at least isn't a full circle around your finger if you weren't obsessed with encroaching intoj an existing jewelry format for marketing reasons.
Of course that would imply that there's a need of some kind to have a headless computer around your finger, which... there isn't?
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I kind of get a ring. I wore a smartwatch for years, it was only after my last one broke, and I didn't immediately replace it, that I realised how inconvenient they were. I used to constantly get it caught in things e.g. while getting dressed, and constantly had to keep adjusting the position of the band. With a ring on a finger, I can't see this being anywhere near as much of an issue.
Would be great if they didn't risk blowing your finger up.
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I had a Android Wear watch for a minute. Got it for free from a coworker. I liked it but when it died I felt like I lost nothing of value. Now I just wear an analogue watch (one of Citizen's watches which has a solar panel on the face which charges a capacitor to power it so no batteries to worry about) and that does everything I need from a watch plus it's small enough that it never gets in the way unlike the Android Wear watch
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Literally the first time I hear about smart rings. What do they do?
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They swell up and get stuck on your finger! Pretty cool innovation if you ask me 😎 🆒
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They are supposed to be monitoring your health (blood pressure, pulse). I think they also try to make some claims about your sleep pattern.
Essentially it is a gadget for people trying to "optimize" their lifes.
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Some of them can also vibrate for notifications like phone calls or use LEDs for some status information.
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Usually do the fitness tracking stuff of a smart watch in the form factor of a ring.
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Samething a smart watch does, but don't tell time yet.as far as I know.
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Explode, as far as I can tell
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It's a smart watch without a screen (you use a phone app to control its functions).
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I wonder how they got it off him. Usually they cut the ring and that would be really bad with a lithium battery.
After a bit of light searching I found this article. They lubed up his fingers and iced them to remove it since they didn't want the ring to explode.
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a fitness ring has to be one of the dumbest things I can think of. Fingers swell a lot for various reasons, and you already want a ring somewhat snug so it doesn't fall off, so when it swells you get it even more snug, so you add a battery so it possible has its own issues. But now you can't cut it off in an emergency, and you can't repair it even if you do cut it off, you just sacrifice a couple hundred bucks for something that is less effective, less efficient, more dangerous than a watch that gives you more features.
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The icing was to make his fingers shrink a bit. Between that and the lubrication it was enough to get off. If that hadn't worked... I don't know. Not a great place to put a potential fire hazard. A phone in the pocket is bad enough.
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Really unlikely it would explode if cut but it would vent like hell which isn't much better.
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Idk if anyone remembers Samsung phones blowing up a few years back.
We no decided to wear them on our fingers...
Yeahhh.. I don't think so.
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Smart tracking devices, dumb people.
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Do you know why they call him Franky "Four Fingers" Doug?
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What even is this shitty product used for? Stealing and selling your vitals data? Dumb as fuck imo
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Yes and yes
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You’ll have to visit a priest who can remove curse. Be prepared to make a large donation to his church!
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Didn’t even know these were a thing. Seems like a recipe for necessary amputation should one of those batteries cook off while wearing one.
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People still buy Samsung. Honestly at this point if something like this surprises you, you're a fucking idiot.
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Tell us what brand of lithium battery is immune to this.
I'll wait.
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Name another brand that has repeatedly been in the news for products of various types, from jewelry to household appliances, that has been known to explode or catch fire. Sounds like you ignore that news and keep buying from that shit company and now you're salty for being called on it.
I certainly cannot name another company with a product explicitly banned from air travel because it routinely caught on fire. And neither can you, because no one company has that "honor".
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I'm surprised these don't use those solid state batteries that were in the news like a year ago.
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Every Samsung product I have ever had ended with a swollen battery case in less than a year.
Yeah... no way in hell would I ever put that shit anywhere near my body lol
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Some products may be better than others. I've had a few and never had one swell up. Maybe fast charging is a contributor? Temperature management is a big deal with Li-ion.
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I have samsung phones a decade old with their original batteries, what are you doing to them?
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I cant believe this is a real product
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Wasn’t long ago when their phones were doing the same and the airlines had to prepare for that.
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On one single model, also the most successful recall in history.
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Something funny about them making a Twitter post while a ring on their finger is possibly about to explode lmao
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It's not a finger ring, it's a cock ring, you are breaking terms of use.
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Surely you can sue Samsung here? The cost of that hotel and rescheduled flight (and, if he's American, the emergency hospital cost) are some pretty damn obvious damages even if other factors like emotional impact are not permitted.
By buying it or using the app for it, he's probably agreed to some binding arbitration BS along with some other things that would make a lawsuit practically impossible.
I wonder how they got it off. Doesn’t look like they cut it.
Probably lubricant. Cutting it would have a high chance of puncturing the battery and burn your finger.
In addition to lubricant you can thread string or thin tape through the ring and wrap it around the finger to compress it while working the ring off. I’m sure there must be videos out there that show this technique.
Edit: Here’s one that came up easily…not saying it’s the best, but it gives the idea: https://youtube.com/shorts/gI95I2f2jJM
That's not really a spicy pillow is it.
Mode like a spicy... Hmmm. Scrunchie?
Spicy donut maybe?
Probably could have removed it himself with string and lubricant if he were not an idiot that buys a fucking smart ring.
What you are doing is victim blaming. Not cool.
It may surprise you to learn that not everyone knows everything you know, and there are people out there who know things you don't.
Ah yes, because everyone packs lube and string in their carry-on bag when traveling and has 20 extra minutes to sit down and try to figure this out right before boarding a plane.
I had a ring I couldn't get off. Did the lube and string thing and didn't work.
What I did learn though is that so long as your finger is not blue, you can go to most jewelers and they can cut the ring off for you at no charge. If your finger is blue, go to the emergency room.
Buy stupid things, win stupid prices!
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How did they remove it? 😳 I mean, it seems not to be cut, and I doubt hospitals know where to cut it in case of emergency 🫢
Lube