Jaromir Miko How it goes not only in the world of technologyí, as soon as the world discovers a new trend, absolutely everyone jumps on board. Between technologies In recent years, we have seen an explosion of tablets, smart watches, streaming services and wireless headphones. Of course, intelligent electronics are no exception, where various manufacturers are outdoing each other in how to enrich our homes with everyday products enriched with smart connectionsphabout him.
It is also true that the weakest get fired, and so on still today we can meet products, whose manufacturers no longer exist or have gone out of business. Many of these products but continue works seamlessly. Maybe on them he no longer works a service or two, but we can still use them.
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But things are different with smart electronics. In order for it to work as expected, it must use some service or platform, such as HomeKit or Google Smart Home. However, some manufacturers are confident enoughí, that they hope to launch their own platform, although here exist established solutions from software giants. However, the possible failure of these manufacturers has then far more fatal consequences.
The latest case of such failure is Under Armour's line of smart electronics. In 2016, the well-known American manufacturer of sports and utility clothing began selling the HealthBox series of smart products, which consisted of a smart scale, a smart chest belt with a heart rate sensor, and a smart wrist activity monitor. These products have only been on the market for a year and even though it is Under ArmouIt stopped selling in 2017, users could still wear and use them today. But literally until today.
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In the past few days, users have discovered that Under Armor has shut down the servers without which these products cannot function and has also pulled the HealthBox Record app from the App Store and other mobile stores. As a bonus, the company is also warning users to switch from the Record app to the MapMyFitness app, as its functionality will be discontinued on March 31. And this despite the fact that the MapMyFitness service does not support practically any of the functionsí, which were key to the above products.
In essence, the company has put its customers in a situation where even a smart scale cannot function and it becomes just a dust collector. And the saddest part is that she never let anyone know about her decisions in advance, thanksž some users basically legitimately claim that he wasi plucked.
The world of electronics has another story ahead of it, which will hopefully be a lesson for those who have too much ambition. You can buy interesting smart electronics <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>.
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