editor
hiraethified
Oh, so you're suddenly believing the words of an online reviewer who has adverts on his site? What happened to all those 'paid shills'?
Matrix’s PowerWatch 2 needs no charger, uses body heat and solar power
- Thread starter editor
- Start date
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I'm believing someone who, quite obviously, isn't a paid shill. He's saying it's a useless piece of shit. Do you have anything else to add that contradicts HIM?Oh, so you're suddenly believing the words of an online reviewer who has adverts on his site? What happened to all those 'paid shills'?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
ETA
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Fuck me this was hard work. Trying to convince someone that a useless piece of shit is nothing more than a useless piece of shit!
editor
hiraethified
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
No I didn't! You made that up! I said, and I quoteBut you said ALL reviewers were paid shills?
"People who get free tech and make money from reviewing it are by default paid shills"
It isn't my fault that you can't understand that!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
editor
hiraethified
But the reviewer was GIVEN FREE TECH and made money from reviewing it. That's exactly your criteria for a "paid shill."
editor
hiraethified
My opinion has been consistent from the start: it's interesting tech but v1 was flawed and v2 looks more interesting - an opinion echoed by the many reviews I have read.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
That doesn't alter the fact that you lied about what I said.
Do you admit that you lied about what I said?
Do you admit it's a useless piece of shit, that's about as good as, and 100X more expensive than an ebay special watch from China?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Apart from the review you posted, that says it's a useless piece of shit?
editor
hiraethified
Eh? You've just shot yourself in the foot and now you're trying to hobble on like nothing happened!
Is this guy a "paid shill" or not?
YES/NO?
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Did I say he was? Please point out where I did that!
My mistake... Debating 101... never enter into a battle of wits against an unarmed man!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Do you admit that it's all but useless, and that you have no idea whether or not it can charge itself?
YES/NO?
YES/NO?
editor
hiraethified
Gladly. You said:
"People who get free tech and make money from reviewing it are by default paid shills"
This person got free tech and made money from reviewing it. Therefore, by your own definition, he is a paid shill.
editor
hiraethified
Glad to answer it again once you deal with my point.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
BY DEFAULT! They don't have to adhere to shilling practices!
There, I dealt with your point. YOUR TURN!!!!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
It isn't difficult. I say that with any useful features used or added, this watch can't charge itself. Do you disagree? If so, please post evidence to support YOUR claim!
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Given that both the manufacturer, and a reviewer of editor's choice say that it's useless, I think that conceding that it's shit would be the right thing to do.Bloody hell!
Just get a room or something!!
8ball
Decolonise colons!
No one seems to say it’s useless, just that its uses are limited.
It’s certainly impressive given the charging technique, but as an application of it, I don’t think it’s there yet.
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Impressive?
How is it better than a 3 quid watch off ebay, whose battery will last 3 or 4 times longer?
8ball
Decolonise colons!
Impressive?
Can you point me towards such a watch?
editor
hiraethified
And that's exactly what I've been saying all along. It's clear v1 was not the finished product and I suspect that v2 will be far from a super-polished watch, but it's clear that their charging tech has immense potential and I wish that was what we were walking about.
8ball
Decolonise colons!
I think Saul’s initial position was from the perspective of this being a full-fledged smart watch, and he has dug himself in a bit.
Being fair, we have discovered more details as we go, and the functionality that kropotkin was talking about seems some way off, as does the idea of full GPS functionality.
editor
hiraethified
Anyway back to talking about the watch.
PowerWatch2 has already raised $1.3m on Indiegogo
Smartwatch Powered by You - MATRIX PowerWatch 2
Early prototype video
Their own techie blurb:
PowerWatch2 has already raised $1.3m on Indiegogo
Smartwatch Powered by You - MATRIX PowerWatch 2
Early prototype video
Their own techie blurb:
The finished v2 watch is scheduled for retail in June 2019MATRIX Gemini Thermoelectric Generator
Our thermoelectric technology converts heat to electric power, the same technology used by NASA to power the Voyager Spacecraft and the Mars Rover. It is based on the Seebeck effect discovered in 1821. In the absence of an applied voltage gradient V, electric current, J, can still be generated if there is a temperature gradient, T. A thermoelectric material must have a low thermal conductivity and high electrical conductivity to function efficiently. These properties are not commonly found in nature.
In order to make a thermoelectric material efficient, one must use a semiconductor whose Fermi level is tuned correctly by doping. Too much doping, and the Seebeck coefficient decreases. Too little doping and the electrical conductivity decreases. In addition, the semiconductor should have some mechanism to scatter phonons frequently. MATRIX has developed a nano-structured semiconductor, the Gemini, that accomplishes these things.
MATRIX Mercury
A thermoelectric module is composed of many tiny semiconductor "legs" that when added together create a larger voltage than one individual leg alone. However, the voltage generated by body heat is on the order of 20 to 100mV, too small to operate electronics. A DC-DC boost converter is needed to boost this small voltage to 5V to run the electronics and charge a battery. Current off-the-shelf boosters have terrible efficiency and large startup voltage. MATRIX has developed the world's most efficient booster with the lowest startup voltage on the market today. We call it the MATRIX Mercury.
Together the MATRIX Gemini and Mercury outperform any combination of thermoelectric and boost converter by 3X. To learn more, please visit www.matrixindustries.com
editor
hiraethified
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
LolScheduled for v2 apparently.
I have one that does all of that. Unfortunately its battery only lasts a day, as will V2 of this, if it ever materialises.
It's a con. Anyone who can't see that is a deluded fool
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
Fuck me, it's like talking to 3 year olds or 93 year olds. How can neither of you see that this can't work? Have you no idea what electricity is?
Similar threads
