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$400 baby monitor vendor demands monthly subscription (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Emperor to c/fucksubscriptions@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/3078732

cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/118334

[ comments | sourced from HackerNews ]

Welcome to the Internet of Stings, an occasional series in which we report on connected devices that are abruptly bricked or rendered considerably more costly due to the actions of their vendors.

Today's tale concerns the Miku Baby Monitor, a $400 device aimed at parents who want to check up on their precious poppet from the comfort of their smartphone.

Spend the cash and you'll get a camera that will also monitor breathing, room temperature, humidity, and provide some two-way communication to reassure the baby that its parent or guardian has taken a break from YouTube or Candy Crush to check that all is well.

The upfront cost was steep, but what price can one put on the reassurance of a breathing waveform and being able to bring up some live video while you're out and about? Apparently, $9.99 a month.

$400 baby monitor vendor demands monthly subscription (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Emperor to c/smarthomes

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cross-posted from: https://radiation.party/post/118334

[ comments | sourced from HackerNews ]

Welcome to the Internet of Stings, an occasional series in which we report on connected devices that are abruptly bricked or rendered considerably more costly due to the actions of their vendors.

Today's tale concerns the Miku Baby Monitor, a $400 device aimed at parents who want to check up on their precious poppet from the comfort of their smartphone.

Spend the cash and you'll get a camera that will also monitor breathing, room temperature, humidity, and provide some two-way communication to reassure the baby that its parent or guardian has taken a break from YouTube or Candy Crush to check that all is well.

The upfront cost was steep, but what price can one put on the reassurance of a breathing waveform and being able to bring up some live video while you're out and about? Apparently, $9.99 a month.

[HN] You've just spent $400 on a baby monitor. Now you need a subscription (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by irradiated@radiation.party to c/technews@radiation.party

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[ comments | sourced from HackerNews ]

You've just spent $400 on a baby monitor. Now you need a subscription (www.theregister.com)

submitted 1 year ago by haxor@derp.foo to c/hackernews@derp.foo

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There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.