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What's a piece of technology you LOVE the progress of? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ericbomb@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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We talk a lot about enshittification of technology, so tell me about technology that is getting better!

I personally love the progress of electric scooters. I've been zooming around on a 400$ escooter for a year and it works so well. It has a range of around 20 miles and top speed of 15 mph, so it works just super well for my uses, and 10 years ago scooters with that range/speed/price were no where near a thing.

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[–] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

My family has a history of blood pressure problems, so my mother, in order to keep control, has had to buy a couple of devices to measure her blood pressure, which she also uses with my father and grandmother.

I just think it's fantastic that such devices already exist and are so affordable. It makes me wonder if maybe in a handful of years we will have the ability to do x-rays at home and things like that, it would be great.

[–] mononomi@feddit.nl 16 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

I get what you mean, but home x-ray machines should probably never happen hahaha

[–] Broken_Monitor@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So once upon a time this was a thing…

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoe-fitting_fluoroscope

[–] Loulou@lemmy.mindoki.com 1 points 3 weeks ago

Americans drinking lead water and testing cocaine to see if it cures laziness, fitting shoes with x-rays, you're truly the most adventurous people in some ways!

[–] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's really cool! I need a pedoscope apparently. A real shame most stuff like that is dangerous.

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