this post was submitted on 08 Jul 2024
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Losing the app means that people can't change the color of the light on the shoe. You can still do all the other shit manually.
That said, I feel like companies should be required to open source shit like this once they drop support for it. Otherwise stuff like this adds to the mountains of e-waste poisoning the planet.
Damn right they should!
Sounds like something Gadgetbridge could handle if requested.
As if putting a bunch of circuits and lights on a fucking shoe wasn't e-waste to start with...
I don't disagree with you, but I find the concept of an open source shoe to be amusing.
I find the concept of a closed source shoe horrifying. 🙂