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Smart gardening firm’s shutdown a reminder of Internet of Things’ fickle nature (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I’ve had Aerogardens for years. I don’t think any of mine are IoT devices. I’ve grown a ton of lettuce, basil varieties, peppers, tomatoes, cilantro, etc.. A bit pricey up front if you don’t buy on sale, but I feel I got way more produce out of them than expected.

[–] abcde_fz 3 points 1 month ago

Agreed on all counts. I've never thought of my AeroGarderns as IoT devices and in fact never configured the wi-fi, which was always kind of a goofy stunt anyway: It's got front panel controls.