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I find this incredibly funny. It's a smart shower! that sounds great. except... https://twitter.com/FoxRunTime/status/1382014745629360134
You can control it from the app!
which is great except WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PHONE NEAR THE SHOWER
which is great except WHY WOULD YOU WANT YOUR PHONE NEAR THE SHOWER
and you can control it with alexa and hey google!
great!
EXCEPT HOW CAN IT HEAR YOU OVER THE SHOWER
great!
EXCEPT HOW CAN IT HEAR YOU OVER THE SHOWER
motherfucker if I, having an entire Human Brain (even a somewhat broken one), can't hear people talking over the sound of a shower, I'm pretty sure a god damn machine learning thing running on a 5$ arm chip can't figure out what I'm saying over the FWUSSSSH of a shower
It comes in several kinds, and the high end Q Collection is only available through "selected E-tail partners"
which is probably a furry thing
which is probably a furry thing
if you have a smart motorized tail for your fursuit, is that an e-tail?
which raises the same questions
are the e-tails google assistant/alexa enabled?
"hey google, wag my tail fast"
are the e-tails google assistant/alexa enabled?
"hey google, wag my tail fast"
anyway the one with the screen that I want to figure out if it's Doomable is the Optic Q and the first hit for it on google is their official Optic Q page, and...
it's a big ol' 404
oh good it's god that all-important feature of "talk to your shower"
I found a youtube video to sell it to you
it is sending slightly mixed messages.
is the goal of this thing to let your dog talk to your shower? that's... ambitious
it is sending slightly mixed messages.
is the goal of this thing to let your dog talk to your shower? that's... ambitious
THE SHOWER ITSELF DOESN'T APPEAR UNTIL 31 SECONDS INTO THE VIDEO
THE VIDEO IS ONLY 52 SECONDS LONG
THE VIDEO IS ONLY 52 SECONDS LONG
but yeah they're like "you can make a profile... for your dog!"
you know, in case your dog doesn't like the same pressure and temperature as Mum
you know, in case your dog doesn't like the same pressure and temperature as Mum
anyway I haven't seen anywhere to buy it in FreedomBucks yet but this british seller has it for 730 £, or about a thousand dollars.
which is a bargain. your dog is worth it
I haven't seen any specs on this screen, but given that particular shade of blue I'm going to guess that it's a monochrome screen with an EL panel backlight
I have no idea how many pixels it has but it appears to be Plenty for Doom.
no idea what the CPU is, though.
no idea what the CPU is, though.
HEY @AqualisaShowers send me one of these Optic Q shower controllers so I can tear it down and make it play Doom
yeah see all the pictures of it seem to be monochrome
it's just either that aqua color+white, or aqua+grey. It's gotta be monochrome.
it's just either that aqua color+white, or aqua+grey. It's gotta be monochrome.
oh hey! maybe it's doing that thing that some VTech toys do, where it's monochrome + an RGB backlight
anyway you rotate it or press it in
which is exactly how the Nest thermostat works. it's a Nest for the Shower, and 10$ says that was EXACTLY their pitch to the investors
which is exactly how the Nest thermostat works. it's a Nest for the Shower, and 10$ says that was EXACTLY their pitch to the investors
SMART DIVERTER
for Smart Water
for Smart Water
wait that's a brand of bottled water
please don't run your shower entirely on bottled water
please don't run your shower entirely on bottled water
I can't find a teardown
but one of their youtubes has this animation which I may be single-stepping through
also they didn't make it loop properly. Bastards.
but one of their youtubes has this animation which I may be single-stepping through
also they didn't make it loop properly. Bastards.
hmm, yes, it appears to have Chips on a PCB
oh my god, it may actually be a color screen after all? or this picture is a lie
not only can I not find any teardowns, I can't find any videos of it that aren't clearly directly from AquaLisa marketing. So I don't even know if this thing is REAL
ahh yes, pair your remote to the shower
so you can remotely activate your shower
without using your phone?
so you can remotely activate your shower
without using your phone?
it's an interesting screen shape.
it's a capsule! flat on top and bottom, rounded on the sides.
it's a capsule! flat on top and bottom, rounded on the sides.
fun fact: I looked up the "capsule shape" to find out if there was a better name for just the 2D version of a capsule, and I didn't find it, but I did find out that the 3D version is also known as a SPHEROCYLINDER! which is the best name
there's not even any on ebay.
I think the only way to get one of these is to get a much more expensive Complete Shower Package from a plumbing supply store
I think the only way to get one of these is to get a much more expensive Complete Shower Package from a plumbing supply store
but I will keep an eye out for these things and find out what they run and if I can, make it play Doom
it does seem they're UK only at the moment, though.
ok it's real. and net-spammy. https://twitter.com/cr3/status/1382060214296403970
take a moment to remember the brave soldiers the commonwealth lost in ww1
OH MY GOD YOU ARE A FUCKING SHOWER COMPANY WHY ARE YOU SHOWING POPPIES
OH MY GOD YOU ARE A FUCKING SHOWER COMPANY WHY ARE YOU SHOWING POPPIES
and @cr3 confirms the display seems to be color and that it has a wifi network called "Espressif", which means it's an ESP32 or ESP8266.
Someone pointed out it is on http://ebay.co.uk , which I forgot to search. also, uh, canbus?
CANbus? IT RUNS ON THE CAR NETWORK!?
CANbus? IT RUNS ON THE CAR NETWORK!?
OR IS THIS A SPECIAL VERSION TO LET YOU INSTALL IT ON YOUR CAR?
oh damn I missed their Mixer Shower Webinar
their facebook is even better, because they celebrate International Cat Day
because nothing says "cats" like SHOWER COMPANIES
because nothing says "cats" like SHOWER COMPANIES
here's a picture of one that's clearly not done by the marketing team
it's also really blurry, probably because they're trying to take a picture IN A SHOWER
it's also really blurry, probably because they're trying to take a picture IN A SHOWER
sometimes when you're making the first thing, you have to ask "is there a reason this is the first?"
Like, when I made the first Hairy Keyboard, I knew there was a very good reason it was the first.
Like, when I made the first Hairy Keyboard, I knew there was a very good reason it was the first.
