I have one of these. It is literally the initial setup screen and it needs internet because all of the workouts are online and many are live. If you don’t want to use it for workouts just turn it off or ignore the message and it will go back to being a mirror in a few minutes.
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I am so lost here. Are you suggesting that many people buy mirrors linked to the internet these days so that they can mimic figures displayed on that mirror in order to get their physical exercise in? Does the "mirror" need to be plugged in constantly(electricity/internet)? Is it even a mirror, or is it really just a shiny screen with a camera?
No bad faith intended here. I'd love for you to give me the name of the product - it just seems so odd to me.
This “mirror” is actually a big screen. What the reflection is for is so that you observe yourself performing actions, like you would do at the gym. What the screen is for is essentially your own personal trainer in your home. There are thousands of classes/sessions available for various exercises. It does have a web cam as well so you can have an actual personal trainer correct your form, but I have never used that part of it. Honestly it is pretty good, just priced too high for the monthly fees ($45).
Thanks for sharing! It just goes to show how different daily lives can be. Not in my wildest dreams would I get that in my house. But again, no bad faith here - to each their own.
Probs to Peloton though for diversifying their product base I guess. Home fitness as a service seems to still have some growth potential in it even after COVID is over.
I hate the future. We were promised hoverboards and instead we have this. Fuck the future.
Adtech capitalism has sucked all the hope and joy from life.
Me and the GF joke “we got all the bad things of a cyberpunk dystopia where the cool things like cybernetics to fix our medically screwed over bodies”
I don't understand the problem, You've got a perfectly well working product, just without the Internet access. If you don't want to connect it to use the advanced features, just unplug it and use the mirror in the way you like.
Why does a mirror need a computer exactly?
This might be a 'smart' (not enough quotes) mirror that can be used to virtually try clothes. The brand name in the error message is a hint. I know they exist, I have yet to see one, and hopefully I will never see one
So the hidden camera can phone home.
IG-filter for real life? :D
When your ego can't handle how you actually look.
Magic mirror?
Magic mirrors are so cool, I've been wanting to build one for ever since first seeing people make them on hackaday like 7 years ago.
It's on my 'one day I'll do this' project list'.
I just have is a funny (bent) mirror. at least that's what I keep telling myself
I would rather burn down my house than to buy smart devices. I am getting old and bitter because of this crap world and people.
The problem isnt the concept of smart devices but the way capitalism designed them.
For some reason all of them need to connect to the internet and are controlled with a cloud app, which to me seems like it completely unnecessary and unsafe from a consumer point of view.
I bet the reason the error above exist is just to manipulate you into connecting it just so they can steal and sell your data, big nope for me.
Just give me something that
- reverts to default functionality in case of problems
- has advanced technical features for convenience
- has an accessible local netwerk api so consumers can do what they want.
If i really need internet access i’ll provide a vpn tunnel or open port to do so, safely under my own adult responsibility.
One can make an argument that not all are so tech inclined but my counter is the consumer crap is so full of dangerous exploits if what i wrote sounds foreign stay away from it or ask a friendly geek for help.
"The problem is... capitalism"
I've been finding it boils down to this more or less every time. Every single bad thing in my life is a product of people trying to squeeze other people for a buck.
as an idea it makes sense https://info.lululemon.com/help/mirror-home-gym
but I understand is a failed product, probably because of the high price
And people will line for a neuralink
Oh that's perfect! For those who spend so much time looking in the mirror, why not multitask, catch up on your social media feeds, game or stream some content?