#hardwaredeath — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #hardwaredeath, aggregated by home.social.
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Mashable: In Memoriam: All the tech that died in 2025. “Some of the entries on our in memorium list lived long, fruitful lives and contributed lasting legacies to the ever-evolving technology space. (RIP, Skype.) Others were flash-in-the-pan features or straight-up flops (we’re looking at you, Humane AI Pin), destined to meet an early death. Regardless, they’re all worthy of remembering for the […]
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Tom’s Hardware: No Longer Evil Thermostat hack strips Google from Nest thermostat to heat your home better — open source project revives sunsetted hardware, gives more precise control. “Google’s sunsetted Nest Gen 1 and Gen 2 thermostats have been given a new breath of life by a frustrated developer. The recently released No Longer Evil Thermostat project promises better control, with a […]
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How-To Geek: The Humane Pin Is Dead, but OpenPin Wants to Bring It Back. “A group of udevelopers started an open-source project called OpenPin with the goal of bringing the device back to life. OpenPin gets around the problem of Humane’s dead servers by providing a new server system. By modifying the AI Pin’s software, users can connect their devices to the OpenPin server and get back […]
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Digital Trends: Google is doing away with Nest Protect smoke alarms. “After around a decade of Nest Protect Smoke & CO Alarms dominating the market, Google is moving away from the established platform to partner with First Alert. The company announced today that it would cease manufacturing Nest Protect smoke & CO alarms, instead devoting those resources to the production of First Alert Smart […]
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The Verge: Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP. “Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will ‘no longer connect to […]
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The Verge: Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP. “Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will ‘no longer connect to […]
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The Verge: Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP. “Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will ‘no longer connect to […]
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The Verge: Humane is shutting down the AI Pin and selling its remnants to HP. “Humane is selling most of its company to HP for $116 million and will stop selling AI Pin, the company announced today. AI Pins that have already been purchased will continue to function normally until 3PM ET on February 28th, Humane says in a support document. After that date, Pins will ‘no longer connect to […]