[throw7]

Also devices that require a smartphone to operate e.g. the joule.

[RobertMiller]

Imagine trying to sell this premise to somebody 50 years ago.

> It's a toaster, just like the one you already have on your counter, except it won't work unless you give the manufacturer a copy of your rolodex.

People then would laugh in your face, but today most people don't even seem to blink. The absurd has been normalized.