I still have a car with window cranks because I’m afraid the car companies will make you pay to roll them down.
Durutti1936 on
2 levels of stupidity going on here.
Lugubrious_Lothario on
The one guy I know who has one of these ridiculous beds is such an enormous tool that I genuinely chuckled when I read about the AWS outage. Can’t believe he couldn’t see what was wrong with a subscription bed.
Citatio on
There is a reason why most IT people will never buy any “always online” or “subscription only” items.
AuthorCornAndBroil on
That bed has a cheaper monthly plan, but you’ll dream about 5 ads per night.
archabaddon on
I’m morbidly curious to know what bed this is, not that I would buy a smart bed but definitely let friends and family know what not to buy.
payment11 on
The bed was probably hacked and being used as a bot.
I don’t mind smart things, but prefer to limit their access to the network.
Something’s just don’t need to be “smart” too.
Hell-Yea-Brother on
Add this to the list of products I’ll never buy, like a Samsung fridge.
Miserable-Lawyer-233 on
We’re laughing now, but these are just the obstacles of initial implementation. In the future every bed will be smart and these problems won’t exist.
DarkMarkTwain on
This comment section and post reads like “get off my lawn” old fogies.
One brand has a malfunction during a web cloud outage doesn’t mean that there aren’t good smart bed brands. There are a lot of advantages to a smart bed.
There is a reason why IoT is expanding so rapidly. Because smart things work and they make our lives better and easier.
Davngr on
This is next level stupid
morts73 on
Its getting absolutely ridiculous what household items we are making “smart”.
Ruh_Roh_Rastro on
I think my most memorable grift along these lines was cans filled with concrete to be kept underneath a bed for healing powers … but you would cancel the healing powers by opening the can
icewalker42 on
200 bucks a month to upload data on how much action you get
Followed by “Why am I getting so many ads for these blue pills??”
moonchic333 on
The sad part is there’s always going to be people who run out and buy this crap.
AGuyWhoBrokeBad on
“In socialism, you’ll never really own anything.”
RogueViator on
What is the benefit of buying one of these? I do not understand this trend of having everything hooked up to the internet. Why next? Showerheads? Toilets? Shoes via 5G? Pants?
_yetisis on
For what it’s worth, most smart beds are absolutely nothing like this. The industry standard is just Bluetooth straight to your phone for sleep tracking and using your phone as a remote so you don’t need to buy another $100 remote if you lose yours. None of the industry leading smart beds connect to the internet, this is just some wild niche scam bed, like the juicero of furniture.
sirduckbert on
I like the idea of a bed that has zoned heating and cooling, and that can tilt – but there’s zero chance I would buy one that connects to the internet. I don’t need the technobros coming up with an algorithm to grade my sexual performance
low_bob_123 on
How are the lifting themselfs? This question Sounds stupid, I know, but so far I had Zero interaction with smart matresses
FanDry5374 on
There are certainly places for a bed that is that “connected”, hospitals, spacestations…yeah, that’s about it.
Xerxero on
Do you get the bed for free? Given the 200 subscription fee
22 Comments
I still have a car with window cranks because I’m afraid the car companies will make you pay to roll them down.
2 levels of stupidity going on here.
The one guy I know who has one of these ridiculous beds is such an enormous tool that I genuinely chuckled when I read about the AWS outage. Can’t believe he couldn’t see what was wrong with a subscription bed.
There is a reason why most IT people will never buy any “always online” or “subscription only” items.
That bed has a cheaper monthly plan, but you’ll dream about 5 ads per night.
I’m morbidly curious to know what bed this is, not that I would buy a smart bed but definitely let friends and family know what not to buy.
The bed was probably hacked and being used as a bot.
I don’t mind smart things, but prefer to limit their access to the network.
Something’s just don’t need to be “smart” too.
Add this to the list of products I’ll never buy, like a Samsung fridge.
We’re laughing now, but these are just the obstacles of initial implementation. In the future every bed will be smart and these problems won’t exist.
This comment section and post reads like “get off my lawn” old fogies.
One brand has a malfunction during a web cloud outage doesn’t mean that there aren’t good smart bed brands. There are a lot of advantages to a smart bed.
There is a reason why IoT is expanding so rapidly. Because smart things work and they make our lives better and easier.
This is next level stupid
Its getting absolutely ridiculous what household items we are making “smart”.
I think my most memorable grift along these lines was cans filled with concrete to be kept underneath a bed for healing powers … but you would cancel the healing powers by opening the can
200 bucks a month to upload data on how much action you get
Followed by “Why am I getting so many ads for these blue pills??”
The sad part is there’s always going to be people who run out and buy this crap.
“In socialism, you’ll never really own anything.”
What is the benefit of buying one of these? I do not understand this trend of having everything hooked up to the internet. Why next? Showerheads? Toilets? Shoes via 5G? Pants?
For what it’s worth, most smart beds are absolutely nothing like this. The industry standard is just Bluetooth straight to your phone for sleep tracking and using your phone as a remote so you don’t need to buy another $100 remote if you lose yours. None of the industry leading smart beds connect to the internet, this is just some wild niche scam bed, like the juicero of furniture.
I like the idea of a bed that has zoned heating and cooling, and that can tilt – but there’s zero chance I would buy one that connects to the internet. I don’t need the technobros coming up with an algorithm to grade my sexual performance
How are the lifting themselfs? This question Sounds stupid, I know, but so far I had Zero interaction with smart matresses
There are certainly places for a bed that is that “connected”, hospitals, spacestations…yeah, that’s about it.
Do you get the bed for free? Given the 200 subscription fee