I think I found the first Disability dongle made by Disabled people. This Glide has a subscription and this deposit doesn’t mean that you are pre-ordering it. Naturally, I’m not ordering one but here it is if you want to explore https://glidance.io/deposit/#Disability#DisabilityDongle#Tech
@weirdwriter huh. Yeah, I've been watching that project. I've even met the founder, used to work at Microsoft. I like the idea of it, but then, I've also heard that during CSUN, they were touting a prototype that was actually being controlled by a dude with a remote, their FAQ used to state that the device shouldn't cost " more than a smartPhone package", and now we have this deposit scheme ... it all sounds great, but it is starting to look awfully sketchy
@zersiax@weirdwriter In fairness to the deposit scheme, Framework had the exact same deposit scheme for the Framework Laptop 16. And speaking as a satisfied Framework 16 customer, there was absolutely nothing sketchy about it. Different product classification, yes, but this deposit scheme is a fairly accepted practice.
But the Framework doesn't have Disability Dongle by disabled people written all over it. I mean, I haven't bought a Framework, yet, but still! They feel different to me. For one thing, I can get a better idea of what I am buying into. @jackf723@zersiax
@weirdwriter@zersiax This is true, but the uncertainty is the whole reason why the deposit is fully refundable if you change your mind. Now I will say, FW had one key difference. If you decided you no longer wanted to preorder, you could refund the deposit up to the day your preorder batch was ready.
@weirdwriter@zersiax I'm made a little more confident by the fact that Amos Miller has a prior product that actually succeeded, and for what it was, it was pretty next level. That's something none of these other cane replacement initiatives can cop to. That and this product actually has, or at least aims to have genvironment detection at the ground-level, which none of these cane mods (the true dongles of this product class) have.
@jackf723@weirdwriter Not sure. This gadget doesn't seem to really use sound much, its more of a ...yank on your arm to get you to turn the right way kind of concept that I can see
@jackf723@weirdwriter framework had an established reputation though. Existing products. A name people trust already. All we have on these guys is that they've changed their tune on pricing various times, and that they've tricked people into believing hte product is further ahead than it is by having someone control the product with a remote. Not saying it's necessarily bad, but it does not inspire confidence at all
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